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A  SHORT  HISTORY 


OF  THE 


International  Lesson  System 

By  EDWIN  WILBUR  RICE,  D.D. 

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WITH  A 


CLASSIFIED  LIST 

OF  THE 

International  Sunday-School  Lessons 

FOR  THIRTY-THREE  YEARS  (1872-1904) 

Arranged  according  to  the  order  of  their  sequeoce 
in  the  Bible,  with  the  date  when  each 

lesson  was  studied.       <<j^f^S(  ^^\^ 
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OF 
CLARENCE  RUSSELL 


PHILADELPHIA  : 

THE  AMERICAN  SUNDAY-SCHOOL  UNION 
(THE  UNION  PRESS)  1122  CHESTNUT  STREET 


GENERAL 

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41  Have  you  a  full  list  of  notes  on  the  International 
Sunday-school  Lessons?"  said  a  skilled  writer,  enter- 
ing the  editorial  rooms  of  the  American  Sunday- 
School  Union.  "  I  wish  to  find  all  the  comments  on 
the  Good  Samaritan."  Being  referred  to  a  long  row 
of  volumes,  he  began  to  search  through  them,  to  find 
the  treatment  of  the  Good  Samaritan.  ''There  is  a 
quicker  way,"  he  was  told,  and  in  three  minutes  he 
was  given  a  written  list  of  six  dates  when  that  parable 
was  studied.  "You  have  saved  me  three  hours' 
time,"  declared  the  visitor,  gratefully.  What  helped 
that  visitor  in  manuscript  may  help  many  others  in 
print.  Hence  this  "Classified  List  of  the  Interna- 
tional Sunday-school  Lessons"  from  the  beginning 
until  1904  is  published. 


Copyright,  1902,  bv  The.  American  Sunday-School  f'n/on. 


fl  SHORT  HISTORY 

OF  THE 

International  Lesson  System 


j|HE  system  of  International  Sunday- 
school  Lessons,  which  has  been  in 
continuous  use  for  a  generation, 
and  is  studied  by  about  fifteen 
millions  of  persons,  was  the  result  of  devout 
thinking  and  a  long  and  very  practical  experi- 
ence. It  is  the  culmination  of  many  successive 
systems  of  Biblical  study,  reaching  back  into 
the  eighteenth  century. 

EARLY  SYSTEMS  OF  LESSONS. — When  the 
modern  Sunday-school  movement  began,  the 
best  educators  were  groping  their  way  toward 
some  solid  and  sensible  theories  of  instruction. 
Yet  so  confusing  and  contradictory  were  their 
pedagogical  theories,  that  such  an  acute 
observer  and  thinker  as  Richter  counted  them 
a  jumble  equal  to  any  that  could  be  exhibited 
by  a  harlequin. 

The  earliest  lessons  in  the  modern  Sunday- 
school  of  the  eighteenth  century  were  devoted 
to  learning  the  alphabet,  spelling,  and  reading 
in  the  Bible.  These  seem  crude  to  us  now, 
but  they  were  no  more  primitive  than  methods 
in  secular  schools.  Then  came  the  era  of 
memorizing  and  repeating  portions  of  Script- 

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ure.  Prizes  and  rewards  were  given  to  those 
who  committed  to  memory  and  recited  the 
greatest  number  of  verses  from  the  Bible  and 
from  hymns.  Though  the  sessions  were  some- 
times two  hours  long,  the  time  was  all  taken 
in  hearing  often  as  many  as  three  hundred 
verses  from  one  scholar  at  each  week's  session. 
Xo  explanations  were  attempted;  the  mind 
was  wholly  occupied  in  memorizing  the  words, 
not  in  grasping  the  sense.  This  was  followed 
by  the  question  and  story  ("moral  and  relig- 
ious") plan  of  instruction.  Memoirs  and 
anecdotes  of  exceptionally  pious  youths,  who 
nearly  all  died  young,  were  told  and  retold  in 
endless  variety,  and  with  marvelous  ingenuity 
of  "moral  applications."  Meanwhile  thought- 
ful workers  were  finding  their  way  to  nature's 
normal  system  of  instruction. 

LIMITED  AND  UNIFORM  LESSONS. — Systems 
of  Bible  study  upon  the  plan  of  "limited"  or 
"select"  portions  of  Scripture  had  sprung  up 
in  different  parts  of  this  country  early  in  the 
last  century.  The  best  features  of  these  vari- 
ous schemes  were  combined  into  one  and 
brought  out  by  the  American  Sunday- School 
Union  between  1825  and  1830.  Later,  when 
it  was  in  extensive  use,  the  National  Sunday- 
school  Convention  of  1832  heartily  approved 
the  system. 

This  plan  of  "limited,  uniform  lessons" 
marks  the  first  great  epoch  in  modern  Sunday- 
school  instruction.  Chancellor  Isaac  Ferris 
declares:  "It  did  more  for  the  efficiency  of 
the  Sunday-school  than  can  be  calculated." 
This  lesson  scheme  came  to  the  front  as  the 
result  of  testing  various  rival  schemes,  among 


which  the  "Gall"  system,  the  "Lancastrian" 
method  of  instruction  and  the  "verse-a-day" 
plan  were  prominent.  The  Moravians  had 
pursued  the  verse-a-day  system,  assigning  the 
same  verse,  on  the  same  day,  for  meditation, 
and  had  then  kept  up  this  plan  year  by  year 
for  over  a  century.  Possibly  this  may  have 
led  the  workers  of  1825-1830  to  conceive  of 
"uniform  lessons,"  and  to  incorporate  this  dis- 
tinct feature  into  their  "limited-lesson"  scheme. 

The  plan  rapidly  grew  in  popularity.  To 
enlist  the  widest  and  best  talent  in  framing  a 
course  of  study  in  the  Bible,  the  advice  and 
co-operation  of  about  fifty  prominent  educa- 
tors, including  professors  in  theology  and 
in  collegiate  institutions,  were  sought  and 
obtained,  to  combine  and  revise  the  current 
schemes  and  to  prepare  a  more  perfect  system 
of  lessons. 

As  early  as  1825  the  American  Sunday- 
School  Union  had  issued  a  tentative  list  of  les- 
sons on  this  plan,  and  the  next  year  its  friends 
adopted  this  motto :  "Every  class  to  receive 
instruction  on  the  same  lesson  at  the  same 
time."  The  "Union"  then  had  over  four  hun- 
dred auxiliary  societies,  located  in  every  State 
in  the  country.  These  societies  made  it  a  con- 
dition of  receiving  benefits  of  membership  that 
their  schools  should  adopt  the  "uniform- 
lesson"  plan  of  instruction. 

These  lessons  were  not  "a  mere  string  of 
questions."  They  were  issued  in  various 
forms,  the  same  Scripture  texts  being  us^d 
in  all  the  forms.  The  popular  form  for 
scholars  was  with  "graded  questions"  of  three 
distinct  grades,  provided  under  the  supervision 


of  the  distinguished  educators  before  men- 
tioned. 

For  teachers  and  advanced  Bible  classes, 
expositions  and  "analytical  notes,"  specially 
prepared,  were  issued  in  the  Union's  Sunday- 
School  Journal  and  other  periodicals  of  the 
day;  and  "notes"  were  also  issued  in  cheaply 
bound  books  entirely  separate  and  distinct 
from  the  book  of  "Union  Questions." 

The  aids  for  teachers  in  this  early  scheme 
of  uniform  lessons  were  planned  on  a  generous 
scale.  Several  successive  volumes  as  "helps" 
were  issued.  The  teacher's  help  to  the  first 
year's  course  was  on  the  Gospels,  and  con- 
tained a  "harmony  of  the  Gospels,  exercises, 
illustrations,  and  practical  lessons."  The 
"help"  on  each  lesson  covered  several  closely- 
printed  pages,  the  matter  being  classified  under 
five  heads:  I.  The  "narrative"  or  introduction 
to  the  lesson,  including  its  historical  setting. 
2.  "Exercise"  or  a  series  of  questions,  to  indi- 
cate to  the  teacher  some  plan  of  instruction, 
and  how  to  avoid  the  sameness  in  the  ques- 
tions. 3.  "Explanations"  on  all  difficult 
phrases,  and  verses  requiring  any  exposition, 
covering  one  to  two  or  more  pages.  4.  "Illus- 
tration" of  the  symbols,  as  in  parables,  and 
similar  lessons,  which  was  often  a  more  ex- 
tended department  of  explanation  than  even 
the  previous  head.  5.  "Practical  lessons."  This 
often  occupied  three  or  more  closely-printed, 
but  orderly  paragraphed,  pages.  These  gave 
the  result  of  wide  study,  keen  wisdom,  and 
broad  applications  of  the  truth  to  daily  life. 

These  "helps"  will  compare  favorably  with 
the  latest  up-to-date  helps  of  now. 


These  lessons  thus  selected  by  the  advice 
and  approval  of  prominent  educators,  and  put 
forth  with  various  "helps"  of  "graded  ques- 
tions" for  scholars,  "analytical  notes"  and 
"explanations"  for  teachers,  to  which  were 
added  maps,  geographical  and  other  illustra- 
tive material,  speedily  gained  a  circulation  of 
over  a  million  copies.  It  was  computed  that 
these  lessons  were  approved  by  about  seven- 
tenths  of  the  entire  number  of  Sunday-school 
teachers  in  the  United  States.  The  authors  of 
this  "limited-lesson"  plan  claimed  that  it  was : 

1 i )  A  five  years'  course  of  Bible  study. 

(2)  That  it  provided  a  uniform  lesson  for 
every  school,  and  for  all  grades  of  schools. 

(3)  It  was  accompanied  by  "graded  ques- 
tions" and  by  explanations,  "Helps,"  "Union 
and  analytical  notes"  for  teachers. 

(4)  It  assigned  quarterly  reviews  for  each 
year. 

(5)  It  was  proposed  for  national  use  in  the 
United  States  and  in  the  Canadas.     So  great 
was  its  success  that  the  religious  press  of  that 
day   reported   it  as   "a   new   era   in    Sabbath- 
school  instruction." 

TH£  REACTION. — A  reaction  followed  ;  some 
stronger  schools  thinking  it  sometimes  better 
to  select  a  scheme  of  lessons  year  by  year,  par- 
ticularly adapted  to  their  own  condition  and 
needs.  Then,  too,  each  denomination  often 
preferred  to  arrange  a  scheme  of  lessons 
adapted  to  give  instruction  in  the  doctrines 
held  by  its  churches,  as  well  as  in  those  great 
truths  essential  to  salvation  which  are  held  in 


common  with  other  denominations.  Thus  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  and  some  other  denomi- 
nations still  chiefly  follow  a  denominational 
scheme  of  Bible  study.  Hence  there  came  a 
period  which  Dr.  H.  Clay  Trumbull  and  others 
have  characterized  as  the  era  of  "Babel  Series" 
of  Sunday-school  lessons. 

Several  lesson  schemes,  however,  came  into 
prominence  after  the  Civil  War,  and  attained 
a  wide,  if  not  a  national,  reputation.  Among 
them  were  the  "Series"  issued  in  the  National 
Sunday-School  Teacher,  of  Chicago,  which 
attained  a  national  repute;  the  Teacher  was 
then  edited  by  Edward  Eggleston.  Notes  on 
this  "series"  were  issued  in  1868  in  the 
Standard,  a  Baptist  journal,  the  notes  -  in  it 
being  prepared  by  B.  F.  Jacobs ;  and  soon  after 
three  other  Baptist  journals,  the  Examiner  and 
Chronicle,  New  York;  Watchman  and  Re- 
flector, Boston,  and  The  National  Baptist, 
Philadelphia,  inserted  notes  on  the  same  series 
of  lessons  in  their  weekly  issues.  The  Snnday- 
School  Times,  Philadelphia,  then  edited  by  I. 
Newton  Baker,  also  issued  notes  on  the  lesson, 
and  the  same  Sunday-school  lesson  became  the 
topic  for  the  Chicago  Saturday-noon  prayer 
meeting,  under  the  leadership  of  D.  L.  Moody. 
These  meetings  were  reported  for  the  Advance, 
Chicago,  by  M.  C.  Hazard,  giving  wide  pub- 
licity to  the  new  scheme  of  lessons. 

Meanwhile  John  H.  Vincent,  who  had  been 
the  editor  of  the  Chicago  Teacher,  was  called 
to  the  head  of  the  Sunday-school  work  in  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  denomination,  and  moved 
to  New  York.  He  began  what  was  known  as 
the  "Berean  Series"  of  Sunday-school  lessons, 


which  was  used  generally  in  that  large  denomi- 
nation, and  were  also  highly  esteemed  among 
other  churches,  especially  in  the  Eastern  and 
Middle  States.  The  strong  Presbyterian 
Church  also  put  forth  the  "Westminster  Series," 
edited  by  the  Rev.  Henry  C.  McCook,  which 
was  generally  commended  by  the  Presbyte- 
rians. The  large  body  of  rural  schools,  chiefly 
conducted  on  the  "Union"  principle,  and  fos- 
tered by  The  American  Sunday-School  Union, 
naturally  valued  the  "Explanatory  Series"  of 
lessons,  edited  for  the  society  by  S.  Austin 
Allibone,  LL.D.,  and  the  Rev.  Richard  New- 
ton, D.D.  A  graded  system  in  several  grades 
by  the  Rev.  Charles  E.  Knox  and  his  brother, 
Rev.  W.  E.  Knox,  D.D.,  also  had  many 
friends  and  advocates. 

These  diverse  schemes  of  study,  while  seem- 
ing to  grow  out  of  the  diverse  religious  beliefs 
prevailing,  were  not  altogether  satisfactory  to 
a  large  number  of  Sunday-school  workers. 
For  instruction  of  the  young,  a  system  of 
uniform  lessons  appeared  to  possess  many 
advantages,  and  frequent  appeals  for  such  a 
system  were  made  in  different  parts  of  the 
country. 

A  committee  appointed  by  the  National  Sun- 
day-School Convention  of  1869,  with  H.  Clay 
Trumbull  as  chairman,  had  frequent  discus- 
sions respecting  uniform  lessons.  This  com- 
mittee had  authority  to  call  a  National  Con- 
vention, as  a  similar  committee  had  been 
authorized  to  do  by  the  convention  of  1859. 
The  sessions  of  the  committee  of  1869  were 
given  to  the  consideration  of  matters  relating 
to  the  National  Convention  of  1872,  at  In- 


dianapolis.  Some  prominent  Sunday-school 
leaders  were  decidedly  opposed  to  uniformity 
in  lessons.  This  was  evident  at  the  well- 
known  Plainfield  Conference.  But  at  the 
National  Committee  meeting  called  in  New 
York,  in  July,  1871,  by  Chairman  Trumbull, 
uniform  lessons  were  again  discussed  and 
strongly  advocated,  especially  by  B,  F.  Jacobs. 
It  was  finally  agreed  to  invite  a  conference  of 
representatives  of  the  leading  Sunday-school 
publishers,  to  meet  August  8,  1871,  in  NV\v 
York,  to  consider  the  question. 

INTERNATIONAL  SYSTEM  OF  LKSSONS. — Tn 
August,  1871,  pursuant  to  the  call  above  men- 
tioned, twenty-nine  representatives  of  Sunday- 
school  publishing  societies  and  houses  met  in 
New  York,  and,  after  much  discussion,  agreed, 
by  a  vote  of  twenty-six  to  three,  to  appoint  a 
committee  to  select  a  trial  list  of  "Uniform 
Lessons"  for  Sunday-school  study  for  1872. 
This  was  understood  to  be  a  "trial  list."  The 
committee  consisted  of  the  Rev.  Edward 
Eggleston,  Richard  Newton,  D.D.,  Rev.  John 
H.  Vincent,  Rev.  Henry  C.  McCook  and  B.  F. 
Jacobs.  Three  of  these  (Messrs.  Eggleston, 
Vincent  and  McCook),  after  consultation, 
deemed  it  impossible  to  agree  upon  a  satisfac- 
tory scheme  of  lessons,  and  issued  such  a 
statement  to  the  public.  But  the  next  morn- 
ing, under  the  influence  of  Mr.  Jacobs,  that 
decision  was  reconsidered  and  the  committee 
proceeded  to  select  a  scheme  of  lessons  for 
1872,  that  the  experiment  of  uniform  lessons 
might  be  tried.  But  even  then,  it  was  found 
that  the  real  struggle  had  only  just  begun.  On 

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what  plan  should  the  lessons  be  selected  ?  Sev- 
eral methods  were  proposed,  and  several 
propositions  were  offered  as  a  basis  for  a 
scheme  of  lessons.  Among  them  there  may 
be  noted  as  especially  prominent : 

1.  That  doctrines  be  made  the  basis  of  the 
scheme,  as,  for  example,  the  plan  of  the  West- 
minster  Assembly    of    divines    in    their    cate- 
chisms. 

2.  That  Duties  be  the  basis,  along  the  lines 
of  practical  Christian  living,  as  reverence,  Sab- 
bath-keeping,  parental   and   filial   duties,   and 
the  like. 

3.  That  the  lessons  follow  the  Ecclesiastical 
year,  as  Christmas,   Easter  and   similar  holy 
days.     The  struggle  was  stiff  and  strong  be- 
tween the  advocates  of  these  plans.     As  Dr. 
Trumbull  tersely  put  it,  the  battle  was  "for 
doctrines,  duties,  or  days." 

4.  It  was  finally  agreed  that  the  basis  should 
be  "study  of  the  Bible"   which,  in  fact,   in- 
cluded all  the  other  plans. 

Several  of  the  publishers  and  editors,  how- 
ever, had  already  outlined  their  respective 
schemes  of  lessons  a  year  ahead,  and  wanted 
theirs  in  part,  at  least,  worked  into  the  pro- 
posed lessons  for  all.  The  new  scheme,  there- 
fore, was  of  necessity  made  up  of  three  or  four 
quite  diverse  schemes  of  lessons,  already  partly 
selected  chiefly  by  denominational  organiza- 
tions. This  imperfect  "patch-work"  list,  how- 
ever, served  to  convince  the  majority  of  the 
delegates  to  the  National  Sunday-school  Con- 
vention at  Indianapolis,  in  April,  1872,  of  the 
practicability  of  the  scheme,  and,  under  the 

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magnetic  leadership  of  B.  F.  Jacobs  and  others, 
the  plan  was  enthusiastically  approved. 

A  Lesson  Committee  of  ten  persons  from 
leading  denominations  was  appointed  by  that 
national  convention,  with  power  to  select  a 
"seven  years'  course"  of  "uniform  lessons" 
(1873-1879)  for  study  in  Sunday-schools. 
The  resolution  \vas  as  follows : 

"That  this  convention  appoint  a  committee, 
to  consist  of  five  clergymen  and  five  laymen,  to 
select  a  course  of  Bible  lessons  for  a  series  of 
years  not  exceeding  seven,  which  shall,  as  far 
as  they  may  decide  possible,  embrace  a  general 
study  of  the  whole  Bible,  alternating  between 
the  Old  and  New  Testament  semi-annually  or 
quarterly,  as  they  shall  deem  best,  and  to  pub- 
lish a  list  of  such  lessons  as  fully  as  possible, 
and  at  least  for  the  two  years  next  ensuing  as 
early  as  the  1st  of  August,  1872;  and  that  this 
convention  recommend  their  adoption  by  the 
Sunday-schools  of  the  whole  country  ;  and  that 
this  committee  have  power  to  fill  any  vacancies 
that  may  occur  in  their  number  by  reason  of 
the  inability  of  any  member  to  serve." 

Five  successive  Lesson  Committees  have 
thus  been  appointed,  and  fire  courses  of  study 
selected ;  three  courses  of  seven  years  each,  and 
two  of  six  years  each,  which,  including  the 
preliminary  or  trial  year,  make  thirty-four 
years  of  uniform  Biblical  study.  The  com- 
mittee to  select  the  first  year's  lessons,  1872, 
was  appointed  by  the  editors  and  publishing 
societies ;  they  graciously  acquiesced  in  the  ap- 
pointment of  the  next  Lesson  Committee  by  the 
National  Sunday-school  Conventions. 

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The  first  seven  years'  course  was  based  upon 
the  theory  of  selecting  the  more  important  pas- 
sages in  a  general  chronological  order  in  the 
Old  Testament  (beginning  with  Genesis)  for 
three  months'  study,  and  then  similar  passages 
in  the  New  Testament  for  the  next  six  months' 
study,  completing  the  year  with  three  months 
again  in  the  Old  Testament ;  and  alternately 
studying  half  a  year  in  the  Old,  and  half  a  year 
in  the  New  Testament,  until  the  entire  Bible 
was  gone  over  within  the  seven  years.  Some- 
times the  alternation  between  the  Old  and  the 
New  Testament  was  made  every  three  months, 
but  more  commonly  each  six  months.  As  the 
lessons  were  usually  limited  to  from  ten  to 
twenty  verses  each  week,  it  is  obvious  that 
only  about  4,000  to  5,000  of  the  more  than 
31,000  verses  (31,173)  in  the  entire  Bible 
could  be  included  in  the  texts  of  a  seven  years' 
course.  But  the  lessons  were  intended  to  be 
so  selected  as  substantially  to  go  over  "the 
entire  Bible  in  each  course  for  the  purpose  of 
historical,  biographical  and  doctrinal  study/' 
and  to  gain  at  least  a  general  knowledge  of  the 
contents  of  the  Scriptures  every  seven,  and 
later  every  six,  years.  Usuallv  only  forty- 
eight  lessons  were  selected  for  each  year;  the 
last  Sundav  in  every  three  months'  was  as- 
signed to  "a  review  or  a  lesson  selected  by  the 
school."  In  1878,  however,  the  committee 
designated  the  last  Sunday  of  every  quarter  to 
a  "review  of  the  lessons  of  the  quarter,  or  a 
missionary,  a  temperance  or  other  lesson 
selected  by  the  school." 

A  -similar  plan  was  pursued  in  the  second 
seven  years'  course  (1880-1886),  except  that 

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it  began  with  Matthew's  Gospel,  and  alter- 
nated, as  before,  between  studies  in  the  (  )ld 
and  in  the  New  Testament  in  much  the  same 
manner  as  in  the  first  seven  years'  course  of 
study.  A  special  feature  of  this  course  was 
the  continuous  study  of  the  entire  Gospel 
according  to  Mark,  which  extended  through 
the  year  1882.  For  the  first  year  of  the  second 
scries  only  forty-four  regular  lessons  were 
designated.  The  "review"  was  transferred  to 
the  next  to  the  last  Sunday  of  each  quarter, 
and  the  last  Sunday  of  the  quarter  was  left 
open  for  a  lesson  selected  by  the  school.  In 
the  second  year  (1881)  the  same  number  of 
regular  lessons  (forty-four)  were  selected,  the 
review  assigned  for  next  to  the  last  Sunday  of 
every  three  months,  and  a  missionary  lesson 
designated  for  the  last  Sunday  of  the  first  two 
quarters,  a  temperance  lesson  for  the  last  Sun- 
day of  the  third  quarter,  and  a  Christmas  lesson 
for  the  last  Sunday  of  the  year.  In  1882  the 
"review"  was  assigned  to  the  last  Sunday  in 
each  quarter,  forty-eight  lessons  selected,  and 
a  lesson  left  for  the  school  to  select  appropriate 
for  Christmas,  there  being  fifty-three  Sundays 
that  year.  Thereafter,  to  the  end  of  the  series, 
forty-eight  lessons  were  selected  for  each  year, 
the  last  Sunday  of  each  quarter  being  desig- 
nated for  a  "review  or  missionary,  temper- 
ance or  other  lesson  selected  by  the  school." 

This  plan  was  substantially  followed  in  the 
third  seven  years'  course  (1887-1893),  with 
many  changes  in  details,  such  as  giving  a  year 
(1890)  of  continuous  studies  in  the  Gospel 
according  to  Luke.  But  the  general  plan  was 
not  materially  changed.  Usually  there  were 

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forty-eight  regular  lessons  selected  for  each 
year  in  the  third  series  or  course  of  lessons. 
The  last  Sabbath  of  each  quarter  was  left  open 
for  a  "review  or  an  optional  temperance  or 
missionary  lesson/'  the  committee  assigning 
Scripture  texts  deemed  appropriate  for  each  of 
these  lessons  up  to  1892.  In  1892  a  quarterly 
missionary  lesson  was  assigned  for  the  last 
Sundays  of  the  first  and  second  quarters ;  the 
review  was  set  back  one  Sunday,  and  temper- 
ance lessons  were  assigned  to  the  last  Sunday 
of  the  third  and  fourth  quarters,  the  review 
being  placed  upon  the  preceding  Sunday  in 
each  case.  In  1893  also  two  Sundays  were 
given  to  missionary .  and  two  to  temperance 
lessons,  but  the  "reviews"  were  placed  at  the 
end  of  each  quarter. 

The  fourth  course  of  lessons  was  limited  to 
sLv  years  (1894-1899)  instead  of  seven  years, 
as  heretofore,  and  a  greater  proportion  of  the 
time  than  before  was  devoted  to  studies  in  the 
New  Testament.  In  the  fourth  series,  or 
course,  one  temperance  lesson,  with  a  Script- 
ural text,  was  interjected  into  the  regular 
scheme  of  study  each  quarter,  the  review  re- 
taining a  place  on  the  last  Sunday  of  every 
three  months.  This  plan  was  continued  in  the 
fifth  series  or  course  of  lessons  also. 

The  fifth  Lesson  Committee  appointed  by 
the  International  Sunday-school  Convention, 
in  Boston  in  1896,  was  composed  of  fifteen 
members,  the  majority  being  new  members. 
To  these  were  added  a  "British  section1'  of 
eight  corresponding  or  co-operating  members. 
The  committee  prepares  a  preliminary  list  of 
lessons,  which  is  sent  to  the  corresponding 

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members  and  also  to  lesson  editors  and  writers 
for  suggestions  before  it  is  finally  approved 
and  announced  to  the  public.  This  committee 
of  fifteen  and  their  associates  were  authorized 
to  select  a  six  years'  course  of  lessons  for  1900 
to  1 90S,  so  as  to  give  as  complete  a  view  as 
possible  of^the  whole  Bible.  This  committee, 
after  conference  and  consultation  with. lesson 
editors  and  writers,  decided  "to  give  chief 
prominence  to  biography"  in  this  six  years' 
course  of  study.  In  the  main,  previous  courses 
had  given  prominence  to  historic  material  in 
the  Scriptures.  Sometimes  that  material  had 
been  arranged  largely  upon  some  supposed 
chronological  order. 

In  giving  special  prominence  "to  the  bio- 
graphical element,"  the  purpose  of  the  com- 
mittee in  the  fifth  course  was  "to  bring  for- 
ward the  persons  in  Scripture  whose  lives 
illustrated  the  presence  and  will  of  God  among 
men :  supreme  over  all,  the  Word  made  flesh, 
the  only  begotten  Son  of  God."  Therefore, 
the  committee  "determined  to  select  concrete 
portions  of  the  Bible  as  centers,  with  which 
may  be  connected  by  lesson  writers  and 
teachers  more  or  less  of  the  related  facts  of  the 
same  subject,  according  to  the  capacity  of  the 
pupils."  The  reason  for  thus  basing  the  whole 
course  chiefly  upon  the  biographical  idea  was 
to  fit  it  for  "those  least  able  to  select  a  fit 
course  of  lessons  for  themselves.  These  are 
the  majority  of  the  millions  represented  in  this 
association  [the  International  Sunday-school 
Convention],  the  busy  men  and  women,  the 
children  of  the  common  people,  to  whom  the 
simple  message  of  the  gospel  and  the  plain 


counsels  of  the  word  of  God  for  guidance  in 
daily  life  are  most  welcome."  And  the 
committee  added:  "The  whole  course  is  so 
arranged  in  continuous  sections  that,  with 
intelligent  teachers,  reasonable  demands  for 
continuous  study  are  met,  so  far  as  practicable, 
on  a  scale  required  to  provide  for  many  mil- 
lions of  students  in  many  lands,  with  every 
variety  of  mental  habit  and  discipline." 

This  six  years'  course  began  with  a  year  and 
a  half  of  continuous  study  in  the  life  of  Jesus. 
Three  and  a  half  of  the  six  years  were  there- 
fore given  to  studies  in  the  New  Testament 
and  two  and  a  half  years  to  studies  in  the  Old 
Testament. 

This  committee,  through  a  sub-committee, 
has  also  put  forth  a  "Beginners'  Course,"  com- 
prising separate  and  distinct  passages  of 
Scripture.  This  is  believed  to  be  more  closely 
adapted  to  the  capacity  of  the  youngest,  and 
well  fitted  to  the  development  of  the  child 
mind,  as  well  as  in  accord  with  the  best  graded 
system  of  study  approved  by  competent  educa- 
tors. A  special  course  of  lessons  for  advanced 
Bible  classes  has  also  been  approved  by  the 
lesson  editors  and  publishers.  The  classified 
list  in  this  book  contains,  however,  the  "Inter- 
national Lessons"  only,  complete  for  thirty- 
three  years. 

SCOPE  OF  THE  LESSONS. — One  very  clearly 
announced  aim  of  the  International  Series  of 
Lessons  was  to  lead  up  to  a  wider  knowledge 
of  the  entire  Bible.  Thus,  in  the  preliminary 
year's  study  for  1872  the  lessons  were  selected 
from  no  less  than  nine  books  of  the  Bible.  In 

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the  first  series  or  course  of  seven  years,  1873- 
1879,  during  which  the  whole  Bible  was  gone 
over,  lessons  were  selected  from  fifty-four 
books  (thirty-three  in  the  Old  Testament  and 
twenty-one  in  the  New).  The  twelve  books 
from  which  no  lessons  were  taken  during  the 
first  seven  years'  course  of  study  were :  Song 
of  Solomon,  Lamentations,  Obadiah,  Habak- 
kuk,  Zephaniah,  Haggai,  II.  Thessalonians, 
Philemon,  II.  Peter,  II.  John,  III.  John  and 
Jude. 

In  the  second  series  of  seven  years,  the  scope 
of  the  lessons  was  narrowed  to  forty-four 
books  (twenty-four  in  the  Old  and  twenty  in 
the  New  Testament)  ;  no  studies  were  assigned 
in  twenty-two  of  the  Biblical  books.  The 
books  omitted  in  selecting  the  second  series 
were :  all  the  Old  Testament  books  above  named 
and,  in  addition,  II.  Chronicles,  Job,  Ezekiel, 
Hosea,  Joel,  Amos,  Micah,  Nahum  and  Zecha- 
riah,  and  seven  of  the  New  Testament  books, 
namely :  Colossians,  Titus,  Philemon,  I.  Peter, 
II.  and  III.  John  and  Jude. 

In  the  first  fourteen  years  of  lesson  study, 
ten  books  of  the  Bible  were  altogether  omitted, 
and  in  the  first  seven  years'  course  only  one 
lesson  was  selected  from  each  of  twenty -four 
books  of  the  Bible ;  and  in  the  second  seven 
years'  course  there  were  fifteen  books,  from 
each  of  which  only  one  lesson  was  chosen.  In 
the  third  seven  years'  course,  lessons  were 
selected  from  forty-six  books  of  the  Bible,  and 
from  twenty  books  no  lessons  were  chosen, 
while  from  each  of  twelve  other  books  only 
one  lesson  was  selected.  In  the  fourth  series 
of  six  years,  twenty-one  books  were  omitted  in 

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the  selecting  of  lessons,  and  only  one  lesson 
was  chosen  from  each  of  fifteen  other  books  of 
the  Bible. 

Under  the  limitations  of  the  International 
System  there  are,  therefore,  some  quite  insur- 
mountable obstacles  to  a  complete  knowledge 
of  the  entire  Bible.  Yet  the  Sunday-school 
study  of  the  Scriptures  has  immensely  broad- 
ened as  well  as  deepened,  and  been  made  more 
accurate  in  the  past  thirty  years  as  compared 
with  the  thirty  years  preceding  the  Inter- 
national System. 

The  interpretation  of  divine  truth  has  also 
become  more  definite  and  clear,  and  as  a  conse- 
quence of  this  better  manifestation  of  truth, 
the  practical  lessons  derived  therefrom  have 
tended  to  advance  and  deepen  the  spiritual  life 
of  all  Christians  of  every  name  in  all  the 
churches. 

VALUE  OF  THE  SYSTEM. — The  strong  senti- 
ment of  the  Indianapolis  Convention  for  uni- 
form lessons  was  contagious.  The  plan  sprang 
at  once  into  popular  favor,  and  swept  over  the 
country  in  a  great  wave  of  enthusiasm  that 
bore  down  all  opposition.  Nor  did  it  prove 
to  be  a  momentary  or  temporary  fickle  passion 
for  a  sentimental  scheme.  It  has  endured  for 
a  generation.  It  has  been  adopted  by  a  wider 
constituency,  and  enrolled  a  greater  number 
of  persons  in  the  study  of  God's  word  than  any 
other  known  system.  Its  advocates  claim  that 
it  is  used  to-day  by  more  scholars  and  teachers 
than  are  all  other  systems  of  Sunday-school 
lessons  in  the  world.  The  popular  voice  in 
favor  of  the  system  has  continued  to  ring  out 

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loud,  rejoicing  in  its  strength.  Now  and  then 
it  has  been  accompanied  by  an  undertone  of 
complaint.  These  occasional  discordant  notes 
have  come  from  various  quarters ;  sometimes 
from  scientific  educators  and  Biblical  critics, 
which  constrained  the  Lesson  Committee  to 
notice  the  criticisms  in  their  seventh  triennial 
report. 

Among  the  earliest  and  most  serious  of  the 
complaints  were: 

1.  That  the  International  System  does  not 
furnish  a  sufficient  amount  of  denominational 
teaching.      In    reply    to    this    the    committee 
boldly  challenged  the  whole  Christian   world 
"to  point  out  a  clearly  revealed  Biblical  doc- 
trine   which    has    been    avoided    or   omitted." 
They  assert  "that  the  difficulty  must  be  with 
the   teachers,   and   not   with   the   lessons.     If 
these  denominational  teachings  have  not  been 
included  in  the  lessons,  it  is  because  they  are 
not  in  the  Bible." 

2.  Again,  it  has  been  alleged  that  the  system 
is  not  in  accord  with  "scientific  and  pedagogi- 
cal theories  of  education."     To  this  it  has  been 
answered  Sunday-schools  do  not  want  a  course 
of  study  for  higher  schools  of  learning.     Giv- 
ing   the    highest    commendation    to    a    true 
scientific  investigation  of  the   Scriptures,   yet 
friends  of  the  International  System  do  not  aim 
at  scientific  study  in  the  Sunday-school,  and 
cannot   turn    Sunday-schools    into   theological 
seminaries. 

"We  have  had  in  mind,"  says  the  committee, 
"the  children  from  refined  and  cultivated 
homes,  and  from  alleys  and  sand  lots ;  children 

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assembled  in  stately  city  churches  and  in  log 
cabins  and  "dug-outs ;"  scholars  who  can  read 
the  lesson  in  Greek  or  Hebrew,  and  old  people, 
as  well  as  children,  who  can  only  with  the 
greatest  difficulty  spell  out  the  name  of  Jesus/' 

3.  Perhaps  the  most  popular  and   derisive 
phrases  used  against  the  scheme  were :  that  it 
consisted  of  a  "hop-skip-arid- jump    method'' 
the  "kangaroo  system,"  or  the  "erratic  work 
of  careless  shears  and  paste-pot."     Thus  it  was 
charged  that  the  system  had  only  been  "skim- 
ming   the    Bible."      To    this    it'   was    wittily 
answered :     "There  have  been  great  thanks- 
givings over  the   remarkably   rich   cream   we 
have  gotten."    It  was  charged  that  this  method 
would  not  be  tolerated  in  the  common  school. 
The  ready  reply  was:     "Is  it  not,  as  a  matter 
of  fact,  to  some  extent  pursued  in  the  common 
school,  the  academy  and  the  college?"     "What 
classical  teacher  insists   that  his   pupils   shall 
read  everything  in  Virgil,  or  Livy,  or  Horace, 
or    Juvenal,    in    Xenophon,    or    Homer,    or 
yEschylus?     .     .     .Is  there  nothing  gained 
in  going  over  the  mountain  peaks  of  history, 
if  one  has  neither  the  time  nor  the  ability  to 
study  the  philosophy  of  history?" 

4.  The  system,  it  is  charged,  is  not  adapted 
to  the  growth  of  child-mind;  is  not  suited  to 
the  youngest,  nor  to  advanced  scholars,  nor 
favorable  to  progress  between  these  extremes 
of   capacity.     The   answer   made   to   this   has 
been   that   the   grading  can   be   made   in    the 
teaching,  rather  than  in  the  texts  of  the  les- 
sons.    It  is  said  by  the  Lesson  Committee  that 
the  "system  of  International  Lessons  is  based 
on  the  idea  of  'the  greatest  good  to  the  greatest 


number.'  v  Others  say  the  lesson  system 
ought  to  be  based  on  "the  greatest  good  to  all." 
Partially  to  meet  this  difficulty,  however,  the 
Lesson  Committee  provides  a  ''Beginners' 
Course,"  planned  upon  the  principle  of  grad- 
ing the  lesson  text  also  to  the  capacity  of  the 
child-mind. 

Over  against  these  criticisms,  coming  from 
comparatively  few  having  any  practical  experi- 
ence of  the  lesson  system,  there  is  a  great  wave 
of  public  opinion  the  world  over  in  respect  to 
the  manifold  -and  immense  advantages  of  the 
International  System  over  all  previous  schemes 
of  study,  and  over  any  that  have  been  sug- 
gested in  its  place.  Among  the  advantages 
claimed  are : 

1.  The    International    Lesson    System    has 
given  a  more  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the 
word  of  God  than  ever  before.     Large  por- 
tions of  the  Bible  which  were  not  ordinarily 
explored  have  been  studied  and,  to  some  extent 
at  least,  mastered  and  applied  to  the  practical 
work  of  life. 

2.  It  is  obvious  that  the  system  has  unified 
Sunday-school  teaching.     It  has  made  it  vastly 
easier  to  have  successful  teachers'  meetings. 
It  has  made  it  possible  for  even  strangers  in  a 
place  to  know  where  the  lesson  for  the  Sunday 
was  to  be,  and  to  make  preparation  therefor. 
It  has  given  strength  to  the  teaching  in  the 
individual  school.     It  has  given  new  life  to  the 
great    cause    of    Biblical    interpretation    and 
knowledge. 

3.  The    system    has    given    an    impulse    to 
Biblical  thought,   which   has   created   a   fresh 
Biblical  literature  of  great  value  and  given  it 

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an  immense  circulation.  The  best  Biblical 
scholars  of  the  world  have  given  their  best 
thinking  to  the  exposition  of  Biblical  truths 
for  popular  use.  Commentaries  are  in  com- 
paratively few  families,  but  these  current  expo- 
sitions of  the  International  Lessons,  by  the 
best  minds,  have  gone  into  every  home  where 
a  teacher  or  a  scholar  is  to  be  found. 

4.  The    International    Lesson    System    has 
been    a    great    object    lesson    and    argument 
respecting   the   oneness  of   Protestant   Chris- 
tianity.    It  has  shown  that  in  the  great  essen- 
tial doctrines  of  our  religion  there  is  a  unity 
which  has  hitherto  been  overlooked,  and  this 
teaching"  has  promoted  a  wonderful  spirit  of 
oneness  in  Christian  life. 

5.  The  system  is  one  of  the  most  prolific 
means  for  the  diffusion  of  the  gospel.     It  has 
introduced  into  the  secular  press  thousands  of 
columns    of    expositions    and    applications    of 
Biblical   truth,   where   previously   such   topics 
had   no  place.     The   foremost   dailies   of  our 
cities  now  give  expositions  by  leading  writers 
week  by  week  upon  the  lessons  of  the  Sunday- 
school. 

6.  The  great  traveling  classes,  \vhose  duties 
call  them  from  place  to  place,  have  been  im- 
mensely benefited,  since  under  this  system  they 
can  know  what  will  be  the  lesson  for  study 
wherever  Sunday  may  find  them. 

7.  This  system  has  widened  and   deepened 
the  power  and  spirituality  of  the  Church.     It 
has  furnished  numberless  themes  for  sermons 
and    for    enriching    prayer    meetings.      It    is 
claimed  that  more  conversions  and  more  acces- 
sions to  the  Church  have  been  made  under  this 

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system  than  ever  before.  It  has  marvelously 
increased  the  facility  and  the  power  of 
Christian  workers  to  win  souls.  Conspicu- 
ously may  it  be  said  of  this  system :  "The 
Lord  gave  the  word:  great  was  the  company 
of  those  that  published  it."  The  rendering  of 
the  Revised  Version  is:  "The  Lord  giveth 
the  word :  the  women  that  publish  the  tidings 
are  a  great  host."  This  reads  like  a  marvel- 
ous prophecy  of  the  marked  prominence 
woman  has  won  for  herself  in  these  latter  days 
as  a  teacher  of  God's  word  in  the  Sunday- 
school. 


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National,  International, 
and  World's 

Sunday=School  Conventions 


NATIONAL. 

Preliminary  meeting  calling  First  Convention, 

May  23,  1832,  Philadelphia. 
First  National  Sunday-school  Convention, 

October,  1832,  New  York. 
Second  National  Sunday-school  Convention, 

May,  1833,.  Philadelphia. 
Third  National  Sunday-school  Convention, 

February,  1859,  Philadelphia. 
Fourth  National  Sunday-school  Convention, 

April,  1869,  Newark,  N.  J. 
Fifth  National  Sunday-school  Convention, 

April,   1872,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

INTERNATIONAL. 

First  International  Sunday-school  Convention, 

May,  1875,  Baltimore,  Md. 
Second  International  Sunday-school  Convention, 

April,  1878,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
Third  International  Sunday-school  Convention, 

June,  i88i;  Toronto,  Can. 
Fourth  International  Sunday-school  Convention, 

June,  1884,  Louisville,  Ky. 


Fifth  International  Sunday-school  Convention. 

June,  1887,  Chicago.  111. 
Sixth  International  Sunday-school  Convention, 

June,  1890,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 
Seventh  International  Sunday-school  Convention, 

August- September,  1893,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Eighth  International  Sunday-school  Convention, 

June,  1896,  Boston,  Mass. 
Ninth  International  Sunday-school  Convention, 

April,  1809,  Atlanta,  (/a. 
Tenth  International  Sunday-school  Convention, 

June,  1902,  Denver,  Colo. 

WORLD'S. 

"General"  Sunday-school  Convention, 

September,  1862,  London,  Eng. 
Raikes'  Centenary  of  Sunday-schools, 

June-July,  1880,  London,  Eng. 
First  World's  Sunday-school  Convention, 

July,  1889,  London,  Eng. 
Second  World's  Sunday-school  Convention, 

August- September,  1893,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Third  World's  Sunday-school  Convention, 

July,  1898,  London,  England. 
Fourth  World's  Sunday-school  Convention 

(proposed),  1904. 


List  of  Lesson  Committees, 

1871-1902 


PREU  M I  NARY    Co  M  M ITTEE. 

Appointed  August,  1871,  by  Publishers,  to  select 
Trial  Lessons  for  1872. 

Rev.  Edward  Eggleston,     John  H.  Vincent,  D.  D., 
Richard  Newton,  D.  D.,      Rev.  Henry  C.  McCook, 
and  B.  F.  Jacobs. 

FIRST  INTERNATIONAL  LESSON  COMMITTEE. 

Appointed  at  Indianapolis,  1872,  to  select  Lessons  for 

1873-1879. 

John  H.  Vincent,  D.  D.,     George  H.  Stuart, 
John  Hall,  D.  D.,  B.  F.  Jacobs, 

Richard  Newton,  D.  D.,      P.  G.  Gillette,  LL.D., 
A.  L.  Chapin,  D.  D.,  A.  G.  Tyng, 

Warren  Randolph,  D.  D.,  Henry  P.  Haven, 

and  from  Canada,  J.  Monro  Gibson,  D.  D., 

and  A.  Macallum. 

(Mr.   Stuart   resigned   and   J.   Bennett  Tyler   was 
appointed  to  the  vacancy.) 

SECOND  LESSON  COMMITTEE. 

Appointed  1878  for  Lessons  for  1880-1886. 

(14  Americans;  2  Englishmen.) 

John  H.  Vincent,  D.  D.,     John  Hall,  D.  D., 
Benjamin  F.  Jacobs,  Warren  Randolph,  D.  D., 

27 


P.  G.  Gillette,  LL.D.,  Richard  Newton,  D.  D., 

B.  M.  Palmer,  D.  D.,  W.G.E.  Cunningham,  D.D., 

Franklin  Fairbanks,  John  A.  Broadus,  D.  D., 

H.  L-  Baugher,  D.  D.,        Rev.  James  A.  Worden, 
D.  H.  Mac  Vicar,  LL.D.,    John  Potts,  D.  D., 
and  Fountain  J.  Hartley  and  William  H.  Groser, 

England. 

(Prof.  Austin  Phelps,  D.  D.,  was  appointed,  but 
declined  to  serve  on  account  of  ill-health,  and  Frank- 
lin Fairbanks  was  chosen  to  fill  the  vacancy.) 

THIRD  LESSON  COMMITTEE. 
Appointed  - 1884,   for  Lessons  for   1887-1893. 

John  H.  Vincent,  D.  D.,  Chairman, 
Warren  Randolph,  D.  D.,  Secretary, 
John  Hall,  D.  D.,  Chancellor  S.  H.  Blake, 

B.  F.  Jacobs,  Moses  D.  Hoge,  D.  D., 

W.G.E. Cunningham, D.D.,   John  A.  Broadus,  D.  D., 
H.  Louis  Baugher,  D.  D.,      John  Potts,  D.  D., 
A.  E.  Dunning,  D.  D.,  J.  I.  D.  Hinds,  Ph.  D., 

Isaac  Errett,  D.  D.,  D.  Berger,  D.  D. 

(Dr.  Errett  died,  and  the  Rev.  B.  B.  Tyler,  D.  D., 
was  chosen  to  fill  the  vacancy.) 

Corresponding  Members : 

William  H.  Groser. 

John  Monro  Gibson,  D.  D., 

Fountain  J.  Hartley,  London,  Eng., 

Rev.  C.  H.  Kelley, 

Pasteur  Jean  Paul  Cook,  Paris. 

FOURTH  COMMITTEE. 
Appointed   1890,  for  1894-1899. 

John  H.  Vincent,  D.  D.,  Chairman, 
"Warren  Randolph,  D.  D.,  Secretary, 


Hon.  S.  H.  Blake,  John  Hall,  D.  D., 

Moses  D.  Hoge,  D.  D.,       B.  F.  Jacobs, 
John  A.  Broadus,  D.  D.,   W. O.K. Cunningham, D.D., 
H.  Lowis  Baugher,  D.  D.,  John  Potts,  D.  D., 
A.  E.  Dunning,  D.  D,      J.  I.  D.  Hinds,  Ph.  D., 
D.  Berger,  D.  D.,  B.  B.  Tyler,  D.  D. 

J.   S.   Stahr,  D.   D. 

British  Section: 

J.  Monro  Gibson,  D.  D.,      W.  H.  Groser, 
Rev.  C.  H.  Kelley,  S.  G.  Green,  D.  D., 

Charles  Waters,  Edward  Towers, 

Alfred  Cave,  D.  D. 

FIFTH  COMMITTEE. 
Appointed  1899,  at  Atlanta,  for  1900-1905. 

John  Potts,  D.  D.,  Chairman, 
A.  E.  Dunning,  D.  D.,  Secretary, 
Warren  Randolph,  D.  D.,      B.  F.  Jacobs, 
J.  I.  D.  Hinds,  Ph.  D.,  B.  B.  Tyler,  D.  D., 

J.  R.  Sampey,  D.  D.,  J.  S.  Stahr,  D.  D., 

A.  F.  Schauffler,  D.  D.,  E.  B.  Kephart,  D.  D., 

John  R.  Pepper,  Mosheim  Rhodes,  D.  D., 

H.  W.  Warren,  D.  D.,  W.  W.  Moore,  D.  D., 

E.  J.  Rexford,  A.  B. 

British  Section : 

J.  Monro  Gibson,  D.  D.,       W.  H.  Groser, 
C.  H.  Kelley,  D.  D.,  S.  G.  Green,  D.  D., 

Charles  Waters,  Edward  Towers, 

Rev.  Frank  W.  Warne,  Calcutta,  India,  and 

Archibald  Jackson,   Melbourne,   Australia. 
(Dr.    Randolph    died    in    1899,    and    Prof.    J.    M. 
Stiffler,  D.  D.,  was  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy.) 


THE       29 


(    UNIVERSITY  1 
V  of  /  . 


PERSONNEL  otf  THE  .COMMITTEES. 

The  ten  members  of  the  first  Lesson  Com- 
mittee were  chosen  from  five  of  the  denomina- 
tions interested  in  the  scheme  in  America. 
Two  were  Baptists,  two  Congregationalists, 
two  Methodist  Episcopal,  two  Presbyterian 
and  two  Protestant  Episcopal.  Two  were 
added  from  Canada,  J.  Monro  Gibson,  Presby- 
terian, and  A.  Macallum,  making  twelve  in  the 
first  committee. 

The  second  committee  numbered  fourteen 
Americans;  three  were  Baptists,  one  Congre- 
gationalist,  one  Evangelical  Lutheran,  four 
Methodist,  four  Presbyterian  and  one  Protest- 
ant Episcopal.  Two  were  added  from  Eng- 
land, F.  J.  Hartley  and  W.  H.  Groser. 

The  proportion  of  clergymen  in  the  com- 
mittee has  been  gradually  increased,  so  that 
for  1900-1905  there  are  twelve  clergymen  and 
only  three  laymen,  but  ten  denominations  are 
represented  in  the  fifth  committee.  In  the 
British  section,  however,  the  proportion  is 
evenly  balanced  between  the  eight  members, 
four  being  clergymen  and  four  laymen. 

During  the  thirty-three  years,  thirty-eight 
different  persons  have  been  members  of  the' 
successive  Lesson  Committees. 


The  representation  on  the  Wesson  Committee  has  been  based 
on  the  numbers  in  the  denominations  using  the  System,  e.g., 
Baptists,  about  4,000,000,  3  members  ;  Congregational,  600,000, 
i  member;  Disciples,  1.000,000,  i  member;  Lutheran,  i  member; 
Methodists,  5,000.000,  3  members ;  Presbyterians,  1,700,000,  3 
members;  Protestant  Episcopal,  798,000,  i  member;  Reformed, 
34Q,ooo  and  United  Brethren,  260,000,  each,  i  member.  But  a 
fraction  only  of  some  of  these  use  the  System. 


REVISED  LIST  OF  LE5SONS 
FOR  1904. 


The  lessons  for  1904  in  the  body  of  this  book,  were 
compiled  from  the  "Proposed  Lessons  and  Golden 
Texts"  sent  out  by  the  International  Committee.  As  a 
result  of  suggestions  and  comments,  some  alterations 
were  made  in  the  perfected  list  sent  out  later.  We  indi- 
cate the  changes,  as  follows  : 

Obadiah  and  Elijah  I  Kings  18  :  1-16  Aug.  14,  1904 

Elijah  on  Mount  Carmel  "        18  :  30*46  Aug.  21,  1904 

Elisha  at  Dothan  II  Kings  6  :  8-23  Oct.  30,  1904 

Joash,  the  Boy  King  "         n  :  1-16  Nov.  6,  1904 

Hezekiah   Reopens  the  Temple  II  Chron.  29  :  18-31  Dec.  4,  1904 

Isaiah's  Message  to  Judah  Isaiah  i  :  1-9,  16-20, 

Nov.  20,  1904 

The  Prince  of  Peace  (Christmas)  "      9:1-17  Dec.  25,  1904 

World's  Temperance  Sunday  .  "      28  :  1-13  Nov.  27,  1904 
The  Preaching  of  John  the 

Baptist  Matt.  3  :  1-12  Jan.  10,  1904 

Jesus  and  the  Sabbath  "      12  :'  1-13  Feb.  21,  1904 

Jesus  Feeds  the  Five  Thousand  "      14  :  13-23  Mar.  20,  1904 

The  Passover  "     26  :  17-30  May  29,  1904 

Christ  Risen  "      28  :  1-15  June  19,  1904 

Jesus  Visits  Tyre  and  Sidon  Mark  7  :  24-37  Apr.  3,  1904 

Peter  Confesses  the  Christ  "     8  :  27-38  Apr.  10,  1904 

Jesus  Transfigured  "     9:2-13  Apr.  17,  1904 

Jesus  Teaches  Humility  "     10  :  35-45  May  22,  1904 

Christ  Crucified  "     15  :  22-39  June  12,  1904 

The  Mission  of  the  Seventy  L,uke  10  :  1-16  Apr.  24,  1904 


PROPOSED  LESSONS  AND  GOLDEN  TEXTS 
FOR  1905. 


Arranged  in  the  Order  of  the  Books  of  the  Bible. 

Josiah  and  the  Book  of  the  Law 
Sennacherib's  Invasion 
Manasseh's  Sin  and  Repentance 
Josiah's  Good  Reign 
The  Captivity  of  Judah 
Returning  from  Captivity 
Rebuilding  the  Temple 
Ezra's  Journey  to  Jerusalem 
Nehemiah's  Prayer 
Nehemiah  Rebuilds  the  Walls 

of  Jerusalem 

Reading  and  Obeying  the  La 
Esther  Pleading  for  Her  People 
God  our  Refuge  and  Strength 
Pilgrim  Songs 
The  Suffering  Saviour 
The  Gracious  Invitation 
Jehoiakim  Burns  the  Word  of 

God 

Jeremiah  in  the  Dungeon 
The  Life  Giving  Stream 


aw  II  Kings  22  :  10-20 

Aug.  13,  1905 

II  Chron.  32  :  9-21 

•July  2,  1905 

ice            "          33  :  1-13 

July  30,  1905 

34  :  I-" 

Aug.  6,  1905 

"          36  :  11-21 

Sept.  3,  1905 

Ezra  i      i-n 

Oct.  15,  1905 

"     3      10-4  :  5 

Oct.  22,  1905 

"     8     21-32 

Nov.  12,  1905 

Neh.  i      i-n 

Nov.  19,  1905 

3 

"     4     7-20 

Dec.  3,  1905 

*         '!     8     8-18 

Dec.  10,  1905 

)le   Esther  4  :  10-5  :  3 

Nov.  5,  1905 

Psalms  46 

July  9,  1905 

"        121  and  122, 

Dec.  24,  1905 

Isaiah  53  :  1-12 

July  16,  1905 

"       55  :  i-n 

£ 

July  23,  1905 

Jer.  36  :  21-32 

Aug.  20,  1905 

"     38  :  1-13 

Aug.  27,  1905 

Ezek.  47  :  1-12 

Sept.  17,  1905 

Daniel  in  Babylon  (Tern.)  Dan.  i  :  8-20  Sept.  10,  1905 
Daniel  and  Belshazzar  "  5  :  17-30  Oct.  i,  1905 
Daniel  in  the  Lions'  Den  "  6  :  11-23  Oct.  8,  1905 
Power  Through  God's  Spirit  Zech.  4  :  i-io  Oct.  29,  1905 
Preparation  for  the  Messiah  Mai.  3  :  1-12  Dec.  17,  1905 
P>irth  of  the  Messiah  Matt.  2  :  1-12  Dec.  24,  1905 
Easter  Lesson  Luke  24  :  1-12  Apr.  23,  1905 
Christ  the  Life  and  Light  of  Men  John  i  :  1-18  Jan.  i,  1905 
The  Witness  of  John  the  Bap- 
tist to  Jesus  John  i  :  19-32  Jan.  8,  1905 
Jesus  Wins  His  First  Disciples  "  i  :  35-46  Jan.  15,  1905 
The  First  Sign  in  Cana  "  2:1-11  Jan.  22,  1905 
Jesus  and  Nicodemus  "  3  :  1-15  Jan.  29,  1905 
Jesus  at  Jacob's  Well  "  4  :  5-14  Feb.  5,  1905 
The  Second  Sign  in  Cana  "  4  :  43-54  Feb.  12,  1905 
Jesus  at  the  Pool  of  Bethesda  "  5:1-15  Feb.  19,  1905 
The  Sign  of  the  Loaves  and 

Fishes  "     6  :  1-14  Feb.  26,  1905 
The  Witness  of  Jesus  at  the 

Feast  "  7  :  37-46  Mar.  5,  1905 
The  Slavery  of  Sin  (Tern.)  '  8  :  31-40  Mar.  12,  1905 
The  Sign  of  the  Man  Born  Blind  '  9:1-11  Mar.  19,  1905 
The  Comforter  Promised  "  10  :  5-15  June  n,  1905 
Jesus  the  Good  Shepherd  "  10  :  7-18  Apr.  2,  1905 
The  Raising  of  Lazarus  "  u  :  32-45  Apr.  9,  1905 
The  Supper  at  Bethany  "  12  :  i-n  Apr.  16,  1905 
The  Entry  of  Jesus  into  Jerusa- 
lem '  12  :  12-26  Apr.  23,  1905 
Jesvis  Washing  Disciples'  Feet  "  13  :  1-13  Apr.  30,  1905 
The  Vine  and  the  Branches  "  15  :  1-12  May  7,  1905 
Jesus  Prays  for  His  Followers  .  "  17  :  15-26  May  14,  1905 
Jesus  Before  Pilate  "  18  :  28-40  May  21,  1905 
The  Crucifixion  "  19  :  17-30  May  28,  1905 
The  Resurrection  "  20  :  11-23  June  4,  1905 
Abstinence  for  the  Sake  of 

Others  (Tern.)  I  Cor.  10  :  23-33  Nov.  26,  1905 

The  Message  of  the  Risen  Christ  Rev.  i  :  10-20  June  n,  1905 

The  Heavenly  Home  (Tern.)  "     22  :  i-n  June  18,  1905 


SIXTH  COMMITTEE. 
Appointed  at  Denver,  Colo.,  1902,  for  1906-1911. 

John  Potts,  D.  D.,  Chairman. 
A.  F.  Schauffler,  D.  D.,  Secretary. 

Henry  M.  Hopkins,  D.  D.,  [Declined] 

E.  L.  Shuey, 

J.  S.  Stahr,  D.  D., 
Mosheim  Rhodes,  D.  D., 
B.  B.  Tyler,  D.  D., 
Charles  R.  Hemphill,  D.  D., 

F.  J.  Patrick,  D.  D., 
Principal  E.  I.  Rexford,  A.  B., 
H.  W.  Warren,  D.  D., 

John  R.  Pepper, 
Prof.  John  R.  Sampey,  D.  D., 
Prof.  O.  P.  Gifford,  D.  D., 
Prof.  Ira  M.  Price,  D.  D. 

British  Section: 

J.  Monro  Gibson,  D.  D.,       W.  H.  Groser, 
C.  H.  Kclley,  D.  D.,  S.  G.  Green,  D.  D., 

Charles  Waters,  Edward  Towers, 

Rev.    F.    W.    Warne,    Calcutta,    India, 
Archibald  Jackson,  Melbourne,  Australia. 

CORRECTION. 
Page  29  (line  14)  read  "1896  at  Boston,"  for  "1899  a*  Atlanta.1 


CLASSIFIED  LIST 


FOR  THIRTY=THREE  YEARS  (1872-1904) 


ARRANGED   BY 


CLARENCE  RUSSELL  WILLIAMS,  M.A. 


EXPLANATION 


The  Official  List  of  Lessons  and  Golden  Texts 
for  1901  contained  the  following  note:  "  In  response 
to  earnest  requests  from  editors  and  publishers,  the 
Committee  has  mentioned  verses  which  may  be 
printed  when  the  lesson  exceeds  a  dozen.  But  it 
should  be  distinctly  understood  that  these  verses 
to  be  printed  are  only  a  portion  of  the  lesson. 
The  Committee  requests  that  in  all  cases  the  entire 
passage  shall  be  indicated  and  treated  as  the  lesson, 
whether  or  not  it  is  printed  in  full."  This  note 
was  reproduced  substantially  in  the  first  official  list 
for  1902.  A  revised  list  for  1902,  sent  out  considerably 
later,  contained  the  following:  "In  response  to 
requests  from  publishers  and  lesson  writers,  this 
revised  list  is  issued,  in  which  those  parts  previously 
marked  '  Print '  have  been  called  *  The  Lesson,'  while 
those  previously  marked  'Lesson  '  have  been  marked 
1  Study.'  This  change  was  called  for  by  the  misunder- 
standings which  arose  from  assigning  a  *  Lesson  '  only 
part  of  which  was  then  printed  in  the  lesson  helps. 
This  arrangement  will  be  adhered  to  in  future  issues 
of  the  lists  of  lessons." 

In  accordance  with  those  directions,  the  limited 
lessons  indicated  for  "  Print  "  appear  in  this  list,  only 
for  the  year  1901. 


32 


CLASSIFIED  LIST 

OF   THE 

INTERNATIONAL  SUNDAY-SCHOOL  LESSONS. 


The  Creation  Gen. 

God  the  Creator  of  All  Things        " 

The  Beginning 

The  First  Adam 

In  Eden 

Sin  and  Death 

The  Fall  and  Promise 

Adam's  Sin  and  God's  Grace 
Beginning  of  Sin  and  Redemption    " 

Cain  and  Abel 


Xoah  and  the  Ark 
Xoah  Saved  in  the  Ark 

The  Bow  in  the  Cloud 

s  Covenant  with  Xoah 
The  Covenant  with  Xoah 
Temperance  Lesson 
Confusion  of  Tongues 
The  Call  of  Abram 


Beginning  of  the  Hebrew  Nation 
God  Calls  Abram 
Lot's  Choice 
Abram  and  Lot 


I     1,  26-31 

Jan.  5,  1873 

i      1-352:  4-8 

July  4,  1880 

i      1-2:3 

July  7,  1901 

(Print  i  :  26-2  :  3) 

i     26-31;  2  :  i- 

3,  Jan.  2,  1887 

«               « 

Jan.  7,  1894 

2        15-25 

Jan.  12,  1873 

3      1-6,17-19 

Jan.  9,  1887 

3      1-8,  15 

Jan.  19,  1873 

3      i-i5 

July  n,  1880 

" 

Jan.  14,  1894 

" 

July  14,  1901 

(Print  4-15) 

4  :  3-io 

Jan.  26,  1873 

4  :  3-13 

Jan.  21,  1894 

4  :  3-iS 

July  1  8,  1880 

4  :  3-16 

Jan.  16,  1887 

6  :  9-22 

Jan.  23,  1887 

6  :  13-18 

Feb.  2,  1873 

8  :  1-22 

July  21,  1901 

(Print  15-22) 

9  :  8-17 

Feb.  9,  1873 

11 

Jan.  28,  1894 

g  :  8-19 

July  25,  1880 

9  :  18-27 

Mar.  27,  1887 

ii  :  1-9 

Feb.  1  6,  1873 

ii  :  31,  32;  12 

:  i-io 

Aug.  i,  1880 

12  :  1-9 

Jan.  30,  1887 

" 

Feb.  4,  1894 

" 

July  28,  1901 

U  :  i-U 

Feb.  6,  1887 

13  :  1-18 

Aug.  8,  1880 

33 


Abram  and  Lot 

Abram  and  Melchizedek 
The  Covenant  with  Abram 

God's  Promise  to  Abraham 
God's  Covenant  with  Abram 
Abraham's  Intercession 


Missionary  Lesson 
God's  Judgment  on  Sodom 
Abraham  Pleading  for  Sodom 
Lot's  Escape  from  Sodom 
Escape  from  Sodom 
Destruction  of  Sodom 
Trial  of  Aoraham's  Faith 

Abraham  Offering  Isaac 
Abraham  and  Isaac 

Trial  of  Abraham's  Faith 
vSelling  the  Birthright 
Isaac's  Prosperity 
Isaac  the  Peacemaker 

Jacob  and  Esau 
Jacob  at  Bethel 


Jacob  a  Prince  with  God 

Jacob's  Prevailing  Prayer 
Jacob's  New  Name 

Jacob's  Prevailing  Prayer 
The  New  Name 
Joseph  Sold  into  Egypt 


Gen.  13  :  1-18 


Aug.  4,  1901 


(Print  7-18) 

14  :  12-24  Aug.  15,  1880 

"      J5  •'  i-7  Feb.  23,  1873 

;      15  :  1-18  Aug.  22,  1880 

Aug.  n,  1901 

(Print  5-18) 

"     15  :  5-i8  Feb.  13,  1887 

;     17:1-9  Feb.  1 1,  1894 

'     18  :  16-33  Aug.  29,  1880 

Aug.  1 8,  1901 

(Print  23-32) 

"      18  :  17-26  Mar.  27,  1887 

"      18  :  22-33  Feb.  18,  1894 

"     18  :  23-33  Feb.  20,  1887 

"      19  :  12-26  Sept.  5,  1880 

"     19  :  15-26  Mar.  2,  1873 

Feb.  27,  1887 

"     22  :  1-13  Feb.  25,  1894 

'     22  :  1-14  Sept.  12,  1880 

Mar.  6,  1887 

Aug.  25,  1901 

(Print  1-12) 

'     22  :  7-14  Mar.  9,  1873 

1     25  :  27-34  Mar.  4,  1894 

"     26  :  12-25  Oct.  3,  1880 

Sept.  i,  1901 

(Print  16-25) 

"     27  :  22-40  Oct.  10,  1880 

"     27  :  30-40  Mar.  16,  1873 

"     28  :  10-22  Mar.  23,  1873 

"     28  :  10-22  Oct.  17,  1880 

Mar.  13,  1887 

Mar.  n,  1894 

Sept.  8,  1901 

(Print  10-19) 

"     32  :  1-32  Sept.  15,  1901 

(Print  24-30) 

*'     32  :  9-12,  22-30,  Oct.  24,  1880 
"     32  :  9-12,  24-30, 

Mar.  20,  1887 

"     32  :  9-12,  24-30,   Apr.  i,  1894 
"     32  :  24-30  Apt.  6,  1873 

"     37  :  1-5,  23-36,    Oct.  31,  1880 


34 


Discord  in  Jacob's  Family  Gen.  37  :  i-ii  Apr.  8,  1894 

The  Dreams  of  Joseph  "     37  :  3-11  Apr.  13,  1873 

Joseph  Sold  into  Egypt  "     37  :  12-36  Oct.  6,  1901 

(Print  23-33) 

Joseph  Sold  '     37  :  23-28  Apr.  20,  1873 

Joseph  Sold  into  Egypt  '     37  :  23-36  Apr.  3,  1887 

Apr.  15,  1894 

The  Lord  with  Joseph  '     39  :  1-6,  20-23,  Apr.  27,  1873 

Joseph  in  Prison  '     39  :  20-40  :  15,    Oct.  13,  1901 

(Print  39  :  20-40  :  8) 
"      39  :  21-23;  40  :  1-8 

Nov.  7,  1880 

Joseph  Exalted  "     41  137-49  May  4,  1873 

"     41   :  38-48  Apr.  10,  1887 

Joseph  Ruler  in  Egypt  Apr.  22,  1894 

Joseph  Exalted  '     41  :  38-49  Oct.  20,  1901 

Joseph  the  Wise  Ruler  "     41  :  41-57  Nov.  14,  1880 

The  Report  from  Egypt  '     42  :  29-38  May  n,  1873 

Joseph  and  His  Brethren  "     44  :  30-34;  45  :  1-8 

Nov.  21,  1880 

Joseph  Makes  Himself  Known          "     45  :  1-8  May  18,  1873 

'     4.5  :  i-iS  '  Apr.  17,  1887 

Joseph  Forgiving  His  Brethren       "     45  :  1-15  Apr.  29,  1894 

Joseph  and  His  Brethren  Oct.  27,  1901 

(Print  i-n) 

Joseph  Sends  for  His  Father  "     45  :  19-28  May  25,  1873 

Israel  in  Egypt  "     46  :  1-4,  29-32      June  i,  1873 

Jacob  and  Pharaoh  "     47  :  1-12  Nov.  28,  1880 

Joseph  and  His  Father  Apr.  24,  1887 

Jacob  and  Pharaoh  "     47  :  5-10  June  8,  1873 

The  Last  Days  of  Jacob  "     48  :  8-22  Dec.  5,  1880 

Prophetic  Blessings  "     48  :  15,  16;  49  :  8-10 

June  15,  1873 

Last  Days  of  Joseph  "     50  :  14-26  Dec.  12,  1880 

Joseph's  Last  Days  "  May  6,  1894 

The  Last  Days  of  Joseph  "     50  :  15-26  June  22,  1873 

Death  of  Joseph  Nov.  3,  1901 


Israel  in  Egypt  Ex.  i  :  1-14  July  3,  1881 

May  13,  1894 
Israel  Oppressed  in  Egypt  Nov.  10,  1901 

(Print  5-14) 
Israel  in  Egypt  "     i  :  6-14  May  i,  1887 

35 


The  House  of  Bondage 
The  Birth  of  Moses 
The  Child  Moses 
The  Childhood  of  Moses 

The  Coming  Deliverer 
The  Call  of  Moses 


Moses  Sent  as  a  Deliverer 
Doubts  Removed 
Moses  and  Aaron 
Jehovah's  Promise 
Moses  and  the  Magicians 
The  First  Plague 
Moses  and  Pharaoh 
The  Passover 

The  Passover  Instituted 
The  Passover 

Jehovah's  Passover 

The  Exodus 

The  Passage  of  the  Red  Sea 

The  Red  Sea 

Passage  of  the  Red  Sea 

The  Red  Sea 

Bitter  \Yaters  Sweetened 
Bread  from  Heaven 
The  Manna 

The  Giving  of  Manna 
Defeat  of  Amalek 
The  Commandments 

The  Ten  Commandments — Duties 

to  God 
The  Ten  Commandments 

The  Commandments 


.  I 

:  7-14 

Jan.  4,  1874 

2 

I-IO 

Jan.  n,  1874 

" 

May  8,  1887 

11 

May  20,  1894 

" 

Nov.  17,  1901 

2 

5-15 

July  10,  1881 

3 

I-IO 

Jan.  18,  1874 

3 

I-I2 

May  15,  1887 

" 

Dec.  i,  1901 

3 

I-I4 

July  17,  1881 

3 

IO-2O 

May  27,  1894 

4 

1-9,  27 

-31         Jan.  25,  1874 

4 

27-31; 

5  :  1-4,  July  24,  1  88  1 

6 

1-8 

Feb.  i,  1874 

7 

8-17 

July  31,  1881 

7 

14-22 

Feb.  8,  1874 

1  1 

:  i-io 

Dec.  8,  1901 

12 

:  1-14 

Aug.  7,  1  88  1 

" 

May  22,  1887 

" 

June  3,  1894 

12 

:  1-17 

Dec.  15,  1901 

(Print 

3-i4) 

12 

:  21-30 

,  51        Feb.  15,  1874 

13 

:  17-22 

Feb.  22,  1874 

14 

:  13-27 

Dec.  22,  1901 

(Print 

19-27) 

14 

:  19-27 

Aug.  14,  1  88  1 

14 

:  19-29 

June  10,  1894 

14 

:  19-31 

Mar.  i,  1874 

" 

May  29,  1887 

1.8 

:  22-27 

Mar.  8,  1874 

16 

:  i-5,  3 

1-35      Mar.  15,  1874 

16 

:  1-8 

Aug.  21,  1  88  1 

16 

:  4-12 

June  5,  1887 

16 

:  4-iS 

July  6,  1902 

17 

:  8-16 

Mar.  22,  1874 

20 

:  i  -  1  1 

Aug.  28,  1  88  1 

June  12,  1887 

July  13,  1902 

20 

:  1-17 

Apr.  5,  1874 

JO 

:  1-17 

July  7,  1895 

2O 

:  12-21 

Sept.  4,  1  88  1 

June  19,  1887 

The  Ten  Commandments — Duties 

to  Men 

God's  Covenant  with  Israel 
The  Golden  Calf 
Worshipping  the  Golden  Calf 
The  Golden  Calf 
The  People  Forgiven 
The  Golden  Calf 
Idolatry  Punished 
God's  ±Jresence  Promised 
Missionary  Lesson 
Free  Gifts  for  the  Tabernacle 
Free  Giving 
The  Tabernacle 


The  Tabernacle  Set  Up 

The  Burnt  Offering 

The  Peace  Offering 
The  Five  Offerings 
Nadab  and  Abihu 
Temperance  Lesson 
Nadab  and  Abihu  (Tern.) 

The  Day  of  Atonement 
The  Three  Great  Feasts 
The  Feast  of  Tabernacles 
The  Year  of  Jubilee 


Ex.  22  : 

12-17 

July  20,  1902 

"  24  : 

1-12 

July  i,  1888 

"  32  : 

1-6,  19,  20 

Apr.  12,  1874 

"  32  : 

1-6,  30-35 

July  27,  1902 

"  32  : 

1-8,  30-35 

July  14,  1895 

"  32  : 

12-20 

Apr.  19,  1874 

"  32  : 

15-26 

JulyS,  1888 

"  32  : 

26-35 

Sept.  n,  1881 

"  33  : 

12-23 

July  15,  1888 

"  35  : 

2O-2Q 

June  26,  1887 

«    u 

July  27,  1888 

"  35  : 

25-35 

Oct.  2,  1881 

"  40  : 

I-I3 

Aug.  3,  1902 

"  40  : 

1-16 

Oct.  9,  1  88  1 

«    u 

July  29,  1888 

"  40  : 

17-30 

Apr.  26,  1874 

Lev.  i  : 

1-9 

Aug.  5,  1888 

"  i  : 

1-14 

Oct.  16,  1881 

"  7  : 

11-18 

Oct.  23,  1881 

"  7  : 

37,  38 

May  3,  1874 

"    10 

:  i  -  1  1 

Oct.  30,  1  88  1 

M 

" 

June  26,  1887 

IO 

:  i-i  i 

July  21,  1895 

" 

" 

Aug.  10,  1902 

"   16 

:  1-16 

Aug.  12,  1888 

"   16 

:  16-30 

Nov.  6,  1881 

23  :  4-6,  15-21,  33-36 

May  10,  1874 
23  :  33-44  Nov.  13,  1 88 1 

Aug.  19,  1888 
25  :  8-17  Nov.  20,  1881 


The  Lord's  Ministers  Num.  3  :  5-13  May  17,  1874 

Temperance  Lesson  "       6:1-4  Dec.  30,  1888 

The  Pillar  of  Cloud  and  of  Fire      "       9  :  15-23  Aug.  26,  1888 

Journeying  Toward  Canaan  10  :  11-13,  29-36 

Aug.  17,  1902 

Journeying  to  Canaan  "        10  :  29-36          July  28,  1895 

The  Report  of  the  Spies  "        13  :  17-20,  23-33 

Aug.  4,  1895 


37 


The  Spies  Sent  into  Canaan 
Report  of  the  Spies 
Israel's  Unbelief 
The  Unbelief  of  the  People 
The  Smitten  Rock 

The  Serpent  in  the  Wilderness 
The  Brazen  Serpent 
The  Serpent  of  Brass 
The  Brazen  Serpent 
Balaam 


The  New  Home  in  Canaan 
The  True  Prophet 
The  Prophet  Like  Moses 
Temperance  Lesson 
Loving  and  Obeying  God 
Last  Days  of  Moses 
The  Death  of  Moses 
Death  and  Burial  of  Moses 
The  Death  of  Moses 


Joshua  Encouraged 
Joshua  Successor  to  Moses 
The  Commission  of  Joshua 
Joshua  Encouraged 
Passing  Over  Jordan 
Crossing  the  Jordan 


Memorial  Stones 
The  Stones  of  Memorial 
Preparation  for  Conquest 
The  Plains  of  Jericho 

The  Fall  of  Jericho 

Jericho  Taken 
The  Fall  of  Jericho 
Defeat  at  Ai 
Israel  Defeated  at  Ai 


Xum 

U   17-33 

Sept.  2,  1888 

" 

13  26-14  : 

4  Aug.  24,  1902 

" 

14  i-io 

May  24,  1874 

" 

' 

Sept.  9,  1888 

" 

20   I-I3 

Sept.  1  6,  1888 

" 

20   7-13 

May  31,  1874 

" 

21    1-9 

Nov.  27,  1  88  1 

" 

' 

Aug.  31,  1902 

" 

21   4-9 

June  7,  1874 

" 

Aug.  n,  1895 

24   10-19 

Dec.  4,  1881 

Deut 

6  :  3-i5 

Aug.  18,  1895 

" 

18  9-16 

June  14,  1874 

" 

18  9-19 

Sept.  7,  1902 

" 

21   18-21 

Sept.  3,  1888 

" 

30  11-20 

Sept.  14,  1902 

" 

32  44-52 

Dec.  n,  1  88  1 

" 

34   1-12 

June  21,  1874 

" 

" 

Sept.  23,  1888 

Sept.  21,  1902 

Josh. 

i  :  1-9 

Jan.  3,  1875 

" 

" 

July  i,  1883 

" 

" 

Oct.  7,  1888 

" 

i  :  i-  1  1 

Oct.  5,  1902 

" 

3  :  5-17 

July  8,  1883 

" 

" 

Oct.  14,  1888 

" 

44 

Aug.  25,  1895 

" 

3  :  9-17 

Oct.  12,  1902 

" 

3  :  M-I7 

Jan.  10,  1875 

" 

4  :  4-9 

Jan.  17,  1875 

14 

4  :  10-24 

Oct.  21,  1888 

" 

5  :  9-15 

Jan.  24,  1875 

14 

5  :  10-15;  6 

:  !-5 

July  15,  1883 

" 

6  :  1-16 

Oct.  28,  1888 

" 

6  :  8-20 

Sept.  i,  1895 

" 

6  :  12-20 

Jan.  31,  1875 

" 

" 

Oct.  19,  1902 

" 

7  :  1-12 

Nov.  4,  1888 

" 

7  :  10-26 

July  22,  1883 

Achan's  Sin 

Josh.  7  :  19-26 

Feb.  7,  1875 

Ebal  and  Gerizim 

"      8  :  30-35 

Feb.  14,  1875 

The  Reading  of  the  Law 

«           « 

July  29,  1883 

Caleb's  Reward 

14  :  5-i4 

Sept.  8,  1895 

Caleb's  Inheritance 

14  :  5-i5 

Nov.  n,  1888 

Joshua  and  Caleb 

«            « 

Oct.  26,  1902 

Caleb's  Inheritance 

14  :  6-15 

Feb.  21,  1875 

The  Land  Divided 

"       18  :  i-io 

Feb.  28,  1875 

The  Cities  of  Refuge 

"       20  :  1-9 

Mar.  7,  1875 

"         "       "         " 

«            « 

Aug.  5,  1883 

"         "       "         " 

"            " 

Sept.  15,  1895 

(i        ^       «         <* 

«            « 

Nov.  2,  1902 

Helping  One  Another 

"      21  :  43-455  22 

:  1-9 

Nov.  1  8,  1888 

The  Altar  of  Witness 

11      22  :  21-27 

Mar.  14,  1875 

Joshua's  Warning 

"      23  :  11-16 

Mar.  21,  1875 

God's  Mercies  to  Israel  (Review) 

24  :  1-13 

Mar.  28,  1875 

Israel's  Promise 

24  :  14-18 

Apr.  4,  1875 

Joshua  Renewing  the  Covenant 

24  :  14-25 

Sept.  22,  1895 

Joshua's  Parting  Advice 

«            « 

Nov.  9,  1902 

The  Last  Days  of  Joshua 

24  :  14-29 

Aug.  12,  1883 

The  Covenant  Renewed 

"      24  :  19-28 

Nov.  25,  1888 

The  Time  of  the  Judges 

Judges  2  :  1-12,  16 

Oct.  6,  1895 

Israel  Forsaking  God 

2  :  6-16 

Aug.  19,  1883 

The  Time  of  the  Judges 

"       2  :  7-16 

Nov.  16,  1902 

The  Promise  Broken 

"       2:1  1-16 

Apr.  n,  1875 

Israel  Under  Judges 

"       2  :  11-23 

Dec.  2,  1888 

The  Call  of  Gideon 

6  :  11-18 

Apr.  1  8,  1875 

Gideon's  Army 

"       7  :  1-8 

Apr.  25,  1875 

«             <( 

« 

Aug.  26,  1883 

«             " 

"              " 

Dec.  9,  1888 

Gideon  and  the  Three  Hundred 

"              " 

Nov.  30,  1902 

The  Triumph  of  Gideon 

7  :  13-23 

Oct.  13,  1895 

The  Death  of  Samson 

"       16:21-31 

Sept.  2,  1883 

Death  of  Samson 

«             « 

Dec.  16,  1888 

The  Death  of  Samson 

16  :  25-31 

May  2,  1875 

Ruth  and  Naomi 

Ruth  i  :  14-22 

Sept.  9,  1883 

Ruth's  Choice 

"            " 

Oct.  20,  1895 

Ruth  and  Naomi 

"       i  :  16-22 

May  9,  1875 

Ruth's  Choice 

"           " 

Dec.  23,  1888 

Ruth  and  Naomi 

«           « 

Dec.  7,  1902 

A  Praying  Mother 
The  Child  Samuel 

Samuel  Called  of  God 

The  Child  Samuel 

The  Boy  Samuel 

The  Sorrowful  Death  of  EH 

Eli's  Death 

The  Death  of  EH 

Samuel  the  Reformer 

Samuel  the  Judge 


Asking  for  a  King 

Israel  Asking  for  a  King 

A  King  Desired 

Israel  Asking  for  a  King 

Saul  Chosen  of  the  Lord 

Saul  Chosen 

Saul  Chosen  King 


Samuel's  Farewell  Address 


Samuel's  Parting  Words 

Saul  Rejected 

Saul  Rejected  by  the  Lord 

Saul  Rejected 

Saul  Rejected  as  King 

David  Anointed  King 
David  Anointed 
The  Anointing  of  David 
David  Anointed  King 
Samuel  Anoints  David 
David  and  Goliath 


David  in  the  Palace 


21-28 

May  i  6,  1875 

" 

Sept.  1  6,  1883 

I-IO 

May  23,  1875 

1-13 

Oct.  27,  1895 

1-14 

July  7,  1889 

1-19 

Sept.  23,  1883 

6-14 

Dec.  14,  1902 

1-18 

July  14,  1889 

10-18 

Oct.  7,  1883 

12-18 

May  30,  1875 

1-12 

July  21,  1889 

2-13 

Dec.  21,  1902 

3-J7 

Oct.  14,  1883. 

5-10 

June  6,  1875 

5-15 

Nov.  3,  1895 

I-IO 

Oct.  21,  1883 

M 

July  5,  1903 

4-9 

June  13,  1875 

4-20 

July  28,  1889 

15-^7 

Aug.  4,  1889 

:  17-24 

June  20,  1875 

:  17-27 

Oct.  28,  1883 

" 

Nov.  10,  1895 

" 

July  12,  1903 

:  i-iS 

Aug.  n,  1889 

:  U-25 

Nov.  4,  1883 

" 

July  19,  1903 

:  20-25 

June  27,  1875 

:  10-23 

Jan.  2,  1876 

" 

Aug.  1  8,  1889 

" 

Nov.  17,  1895 

:  12-26 

Nov.  n,  1883 

:  13-^3 

July  26,  1903 

:  1-13 

Jan.  9,  1876 

" 

Nov.  1  8,  1883 

" 

Aug.  25,  1889 

Dec.  i,  1895 

:  4-i3 

Aug.  2,  1903 

:  32-51 

Sept.  i,  1889 

:  38-49 

Aug.  9,  1903 

:  38-51 

Jan.  1  6,  1876 

" 

Nov.  25,  1883 

" 

Dec.  8,  1895 

:  1-16 

Jan.  23,  1876 

40 


David's  Enemy — Saul 
Saul  Tries  to  Kill  David 
David  and  Jonathan 

David's  Friend — Jonathan 
David  and  Jonathan 

David  Sparing  Saul 
David  Sparing  His  Enemy 
David  Sparing  Saul 
Temperance  Lesson 

David  Spares  Saul 

Saul  and  his  Sons  Slain 
Death  of  Saul  and  Jonathan 
Death  of  Saul  and  His  Sons 
Death  of  Saul  and  Jonathan 


David  Becomes  King 
David  King  of  Judah 
David  King  Over  All  Israel 
The  Tribes  United  Under  David 
David  King  Over  All  Israel 
David  Established  King 
The  Ark  in  the  House 
The  Ark  Brought  to  Zion 
The  Ark  Brought  to  Jerusalem 
David  Brings  Up  the  Ark 
The  Ark  Brought  to  Zion 
God's  Covenant  with  David 
God's  Promise  to  David 
God's  Covenant  with  David 

David's  Thanksgiving  Prayer 
Kindness  to  Jonathan's  Son 
David's  Kindness 
David's  Victories 
David's  Rebellious  Son 
Absalom's  Rebellion 
David  and  Absalom 
Absalom's  Rebellion 


Sam.  1  8  : 

1-16 

Dec.  2,  1883 

18  : 

5-16 

Aug.  1  6,  1903 

20  : 

1-13 

Sept.  8,  1889 

20  : 

12-23 

Aug.  23,  1903 

20  : 

32-42 

Dec.  9,  1883 

«      « 

Dec.  15,  1895 

"    20  : 

35-42 

Jan.  30,  1876 

24  : 

1-16 

Feb.  6,  1876 

24  : 

1-17 

Dec.  16,  1883 

24  : 

4-17 

Sept.  15,  1889 

25  : 

23-31, 

35-38 

Sept.  29,  1889 

26  : 

5-12,  21-25 

Aug.  30,  1903 

"    31  : 

1-6 

Feb.  13,  1876 

"    3i  : 

1-13 

Dec.  23,  1883 

«      «« 

Sept.  22,  1889 

Sept.  6,  1903 

Sam.  2  : 

I-IO 

Sept.  13,  1903 

"    2  : 

i-u 

July  5,  1896 

5  : 

I-I2 

July  6,  1884 

" 

" 

Oct.  6,  1889 

" 

" 

July  12,  1896 

5  : 

17-25 

Feb.  20,  1876 

6  : 

I-I2 

July  13,  1884 

" 

Oct.  13,  1889 

"  . 

<t 

July  19,  1896 

" 

" 

Oct.  4,  1903 

6  : 

I-I5 

Feb.  27,  1876 

7  : 

1-16 

July  20,  1884 

7  : 

4-16 

July  26,  1896 

" 

" 

Oct.  n,  1903 

7  : 

18-29 

Mar.  5,  1876 

" 

" 

Oct.  20,  1889 

9  : 

1-13 

July  27,  1884 

" 

" 

Aug.  2,  1896 

"    10 

:  8-19 

Aug.  9,  1896 

15 

:  1-12 

Nov.  3,  1889 

" 

" 

Aug.  23,  1896 

" 

" 

Nov.  i,  1903 

15 

:  1-14 

Mar.  12,  1876 

" 

" 

Aug.  10,  1884 

Absalom's  Defeat  and  Death  IT  Sam.  18  :  9-17,  32,  33 

Aug.  30,  1896 

David's  Grief  for  Absalom  "         18  :  18-33      Nov.  10,  1889 

Absalom's  Death  "         18  :  24-33     Mar.  19,  1876 

Aug.  17,  1884 

David's  Grief  Over  Absalom  "  "  Nov.  8,  1903 

David's  Gratitude  to  God  22  :  40-51,    Sept.  13,  1896 

David's  Last  Words  "        23  :  1-7          Nov.  17,  1889 

The  Plague  Stayed  "         24  :  15-25      Aug.  24,  1884 


Solomon  Succeeding  David            I  Kings  i   :  22-35  Oct.  5,  1884 

Solomon  Anointed  King                        "  i  :  28-39  Oct.  4/1896 

Solomon's  Wise  Choice                          "  3:4-15  Dec.  6,  1903 

Solomon's  Choice                                      "  3  :  5-15  Oct.  19,  1884 

Solomon's  Wise  Choice  Nov.  24,  1889 

"                               "              "  Oct.  n,  1896 

Solomon's  Wealth  and  Wisdom           "  4  :  25-34  Oct.  18,  1896 

Building  the  Temple                                "  5  :  i-u  Nov.  i,  1896 

The  Temple  Built                                     "  6  :  1-14  Oct.  -'6,  1884 

The  Dedication  of  the  Temple             "  8  :  i-ii,  62,  63 

Dec.  13,  1903 

The  Temple  Dedicated                           "  8  :  5-21  July  23,  1876 

Solomon's  Prayer                                     "  8  :  22-30  July  30,  1876 

The  Temple  dedicated                             "  8  :  22-36  Nov.  2,  1884 

8  :  54-63  Dec.  i,  1889 
Nov.  8,  1896 

God's  Blessing  Upon  Solomon              "  9:1-9  Nov.  15,  1896 

Solomon's  Prosperity         .                     "  10  :  i-io  Aug.  6,  1876 

The  Fame  of  Solomon  Nov.  29,  1896 
The  Queen  of  Sheba  Visits 

Solomon  Dec.  20,  1903 

The  Wisdom  of  Solomon                         "  10  :  1-13  Nov.  9,  1884 

Solomon  and  the  Queen  of   Sheba     "  Dec.  8,  1889 

Solomon's  Sin                                            "  n   :  4-13  Nov.  16,  1884 

Solomon's  Fall                                           "              "  Dt-c.  15,  1889 

Solomon's  Sin                                             "              "  Dec.  6,  1896 

Close  of  Solomon's  Reign                     "  n  :  26-43  Wee.  22,  1889 

The  Kingdom  Divided                            "  12  :  1-17  Jan.  4,  1891 

Revolt  of  the  Ten  Tribes                      "  12:6-17  July  5,  1885 

The  Kingdom  Divided                            "  12  :  12-20  Jan.  7,  1877 

July  3,  1904 

"  12  :  16-25  July  3,  1898 

The  Sin  of  Jeroboam                              "  12  :  25-33  Jan.  14,  1877 

42 


Idolatry  Established 
Idolatry  in  Israel 
Jeroboam's  Idolatry 
Omri  and  Ahab 


Elijah,  the  Tishbite 

God's  Care  of  Elijah 
Elijah,  the  Prophet 
God  Taking  Care  of  Elijah 
Elijah  Meeting  Ahab 
Obadiah  and  Elijah 
Elijah  and  Ahab 
Elijah  and  the  Prophets  of  Baal 
The  Prophets  of  Baal 
Elijah  and  the  Prophets  of  Baal 
Elijah  on  Carmel 
The  Prophet  of  the  Lord 
Elijah  and  His  Sacrifice 
Elijah  on  Mount  Carmel 
Elijah  Discouraged 
Elijah's  Flight  and  Encourage- 
ment 
Elijah  at  Horeb 


Elijah  Encouraged 
Ahab's  Covetousness 
The  Story  of  Naboth 
Naboth's  Vineyard 
The  Story  of  Naboth 


Elijah  Taken  to  Heaven 
Elijah  Taken  Up  Into  Heaven 
Elijah  Translated 

Elijah's  Spirit  on  Elisha 
The  Mantle  of  Elijah 
Elijah's  Successor 
Elisha  Succeeds  Elijah 
The  Spirit  on  Elisha 
The  Waters  Healed 


I  Kings  12 

'   25-33 

July  12,  1885 

" 

" 

Jan.  ii,  1891 

July  i  o,  1904 

16  . 

23-33 

July  31,  1904 

16  : 

23-34 

Jan.  21,  1877 

" 

July  19,  1885 

17 

1-16 

Jan.  28,  1877 

" 

July  26,  1885 

" 

Jan.  18,  1891 

" 

July  10,  1898 

17 

2-16 

Aug.  7,  1904 

18 

1-18 

Aug.  2,  1885 

18 

5-i6 

Aug.  14,  1904 

18 

5-i8 

Feb.  4,  1877 

18 

19-29 

Feb.  ii,  1877 

" 

" 

Aug.  9,  1885 

18 

25-39 

Jan.  25,  1891 

'*       18 

30-39 

July  17,  1898 

"        18 

30-46 

Aug.  1  6,  1885 

".        18 

36-46 

Feb.  1  8,  1877 

" 

Aug.  21,  1904 

19 

1-8 

Aug.  28,  1904 

19 

1-16 

July  24,  1898 

19 

1-18 

Aug.  23,  1885 

it 

1 

Feb.  i,  1891 

"       19 

8-18 

Feb.  25,  1877 

19 

9-18 

Sept.  4,  1904 

"           21 

1-16 

Feb.  8,  1891 

21 

4-14 

Mar.  4,  1877 

"          21 

4-16 

July  31,  1898 

"          21 

4-19 

Aug.  30,  1885 

II  Kings  2 

:  i-i  i 

Feb.  15,  1891 

" 

" 

Sept.  ii,  1904 

"             2 

I-I2 

Mar.  n,  1877 

2 

I-I5 

Sept.  6,  1885 

"             2 

6-I5 

Aug.  7,  1898 

"             2 

9-15 

Apr.  7,  1872 

"             2 

12-22 

Feb.  22,  1891 

" 

.  " 

Oct.   2,    1904 

"              2 

13-25 

Mar.  1  8,  1877 

"             2 

19-25 

Apr.  14,  1872 

43 


The  Widow's  Oil  Increased 
The  Oil  Increased 
The  Widow's  Oil  Increased 
Is  It  Well  with  the  Child? 
The  Shunammite's  Son 


EHsha  and  the  Shunammite 
The  Child  Restored  to  Life 
The  Little  Captive 
Xaaman,the  Leper 
Naaman  Healed 

Elisha  and  Naaman 
Naaman,  the  Syrian 
The  Leper  Healed 
Gehazi  Punished 
Gehazi's  Sin 
Gehazi,  the  Leper 
EHsha's  Defenders 
EHsha  at  Dothan 
EHsha's  Defenders 
EHsha  at  Dothan 


God's  Deliverance 
Saved  from  Famine 
The  Famine  in  Samaria 


II  Kir 


Jehu's  False  Zeal 
The  Good  and  Evil  in  Jehu 
Jehu,  the  King 
The  Boy  Joash  made  King 
The  Temple  Repaired 
Joash  Repairs  the  Temple 
The  Death  of  Elisha 
Death  of  EHsha 
The  Death  of  EHsha 
The  Captivity  of  Israel 
Captivity  of  Israel 
Captivity  of  the  Ten  Tribes 

Hezekiah's  Good  Reign 


4  : 

i-7 

Apr.  21, 

1872 

" 

Apr.  i, 

1877 

" 

Oct.  9, 

1904 

4  : 

18-26 

Apr.  28, 

1872 

4  : 

18-37 

Sept.  13, 

l885 

4  : 

25-37 

Apr.  8, 

1877 

" 

Mar.  i, 

1891 

" 

Aug.  14, 

1898 

" 

Oct.  1  6, 

1904 

4  : 

29-37 

Mays, 

I872 

5  : 

i-7 

May  12, 

1872 

5  : 

1-14 

Apr.  15, 

1877 

" 

Mar.  8, 

1891 

" 

Aug.  21, 

l898 

Oct.  23, 

1904 

5  : 

1-16 

Sept.  20, 

l885 

5  : 

8-14 

May  19, 

1872 

5  : 

15-27 

Mar.  15, 

1891 

5  : 

20-27 

May  26, 

1872 

" 

Apr.  22, 

1877 

6  : 

8-18 

June  2, 

1872 

M 

Apr.  29, 

1877 

" 

Mar.  22, 

1891 

" 

Aug.  28, 

1898 

6 

8-23 

Oct.  4, 

l885 

6 

15  23 

Oct.  30, 

1904 

7 

i-i  i 

June  9, 

1872 

7 

1-16 

Apr.  5, 

l89I 

7 

1-17 

Oct.  n, 

l885 

7 

12-20 

May  6, 

1877 

10 

:  15-31 

Oct.  1  8, 

l885 

10 

:  18-31 

,  Apr.  12, 

1891 

10 

:  20-31 

,  May  13, 

1877 

1  1 

:  1-12 

Nov.  6, 

1904 

12 

:  1-5 

Oct.  25, 

1885 

12 

:  4-15 

Nov.  13, 

1904 

13 

:  14-21 

,  May  27, 

1877 

13 

:  14-25 

Nov.  i, 

l885 

" 

Sept.  4, 

1898 

17 

:  6-18 

June  17, 

1877 

" 

May  24, 

1891 

*f 

Dec.  ii, 

1904 

17 

.•9-18 

Sept.  1  8, 

1898 

18 

:  i-  1  2 

NOV.  22, 

1885 

44 


The  Assyrian  Invasion 

Hezekiah's  Prayer 
Hezekiah's  Prayer  Answered 
Josiah  and  the  Book  of  the  Law 
The  Book  of  the  Law  Found 
Judah  Carried  Captive 
Captivity  of  Judah 


II  Kings  19  :  20-22,  28-37 

Nov.  13,  1898 

20  :  i-n      June  16,  1872 

"          20  :  1-17      Nov.  29,  1885 

"          22  :  1-13         Jan.  3,  1886 

"         22  :  8-20        Dec.  4,  1898 

"         24  :  10-16  June  23,  1872 

"          25  :  1-12      Jan.  24,  1886 

June  21,  1891 


David's  Love  for  God's  House 
David's  Charge  to  Solomon 


I  Chron.  22  :  6-16         Sept.  6,  1896 

"         22  :  6-19        Oct.  I2-,  1884 

"        28  :  i-io         July  2,  1876 

Nov.  29,  1903 


Solomon's  Choice  II  Chron. 

Solomon's  Temple 

Rehoboam  First  King  of  Judah 

Asa  Faithful  to  His  God 

Asa's  Good  Reign 

Reformation  Under  Asa 

The  Covenant  Renewed 

Jehoshaphat's  Prosperity 

Jehoshaphat's  Good  Reign 

Jehoshaphat  Reproved 

Jehoshaphat's  Reform 

Jehoshaphat  Helped  of  God 

Joash  Repairing  the  Temple 

The  Temple  Repaired 

Uzziah's  Pride  Punished 
Ahaz's  Persistent  Wickedness 
Hezekiah's  Good  Reign  " 

Hezekiah,  the  Good  King  " 

Hezekiah  Reopens  the  Temple 
Hezekiah's  Great  Passover  " 

Hezekiah  and  the  Assyrians 
Manasseh  Brought  to  Repentance          " 
Manasseh's  Sin  and  Repentance  ." 

Josiah's  Early  Piety  " 

The  Scriptures  Found  and 

Searched  " 


i  : 

1-17 

July  9, 

1876 

3  : 

1-17 

July  1  6, 

1876 

12 

:  1-12 

Jan.  6, 

1878 

14 

:  i-i  i 

Jan.  13, 

1878 

14 

:  1-12 

July  17. 

1904 

M 

:  2-12 

Oct.  2, 

1898 

15 

:8-i5 

Jan.  20, 

1878 

17 

:  i-io 

Jan.  27, 

1878 

" 

Oct.  9, 

1898 

19 

:  1-9 

Feb.  3, 

1878 

19 

:  i-i  i 

July  24, 

1904 

20 

:  14-22, 

Feb.  10, 

1878 

24 

:  4-13 

Feb.  17, 

1878 

" 

Oct.  16, 

1898 

24 

:  4-14 

May  3  1  , 

1891 

26 

:  16-23, 

Feb.  24, 

1878 

28 

:  19-27 

Mar.  3, 

1878 

^9 

:  i-n 

Mar.  10, 

1878 

" 

June  7, 

1891 

29 

:  20-31 

Dec.  4, 

1904 

30 

:  1-13 

Nov.  6, 

1898 

32 

:  9-21 

Mar.  17, 

1878 

33 

:  9-16 

Mar.  24, 

1878 

" 

Nov.  20, 

1898 

34 

:  1-8 

Apr.  7, 

1878 

34  :  14-22,  Apr.  14,  1878 


The  Book  of  the  Law  Found          II  Chron.  34  :  14-28,  June  14,  1891 
The  Decree  of  Cyrus  "         36  :  22-23,  June  23,  1878 


The  Second  Temple  Ezra  i  :  1-4;  3  :  8-13, Feb.  21,1886 

Returning  from  the  Captivity  "  i  :  i-n  Jan.  i,  1893 

Returning  from  Captivity  Aug.  27,  1899 

The  Second  Temple  "  3  :  1-13  Jan.  5,  1879 

Rebuilding  the  Temple  Jan.  8,  1893 

"  3  :  10-4  :  5  Sept.  3,  1899 

The  Dedication  "  6  :  14-22  Jan.  12,  1879 

Dedicating  the  Temple  Feb.  5,  1893 

Ezra's  Journey  to  Jerusalem  "  8  :  21-32  Oct.  22,  1899 


Nehemiah's  Prayer                             Neh.  i  :  i-n  Feb.  28,  1886 

"                                    "         "  Feb.  12,  1893 

"          "  Nov.  5,  1899 

The  Mission  of  Nehemiah                  "     2  :  1-8  Jan.  19,  1879 

The  Builders  Interrupted                   "     4  :  7-18  Jan.  26,  1879 

Rebuilding  the  Walls  of  Jerusalem    "          "  Nov.  12,  1899 

Rebuilding  the  Wall          •                   "     4  :  9-21  Feb.  19,  1893 

The  Reading  of  the  Law                    "     8  :  1-8  Feb.  2,  1879 

Reading  the  Law                                   "     8:1-12  Mar.  7,  1886 

Feb.  26,  1893 

Public  Reading  of  the  Scriptures       "          "  Nov.  19,  1899 

The  Keeping  of  the  Sabbath              "      13  :  15-22  Feb.  9,  1879 

Keeping  the  Sabbath  Mar.  5,  1893 

Dec.  3,  1899 


Haman's  Plot  Against  the  Jews  Esther  3:1-11  Oct.  8,  1899 

Queen  Esther  "  4  :  10-17  Apr.  20,  1879 

Esther's  Petition  "  4:10-1755:1-3 

Mar.  14,  1886 
Esther  Before  the  King 

Mar.  12,  1893 
Esther  Pleading  for  Her  People  "  8  :  3-8,  15-17,  Oct.  15,  1899 


The  Afflictions  of  Job                      Job  2  :  i-io  Apr.  22,  1893 

Afflictions  Sanctified                           "    5  :  17-27  Apr.  9,  1893 

Job's  Appeal  to  God                            "    23  :  i-io  Apr.  16,  1893 

Sanctified  Afflictions                            '    33  :  14-30  Apr.  6,  1879 

46 


Prosperity  Restored 

Job's  Confession  and  Restoration 


The  Way  of  the  Righteous 

The  King  of  Zion 
Missionary  Lesson 
The  King  in  Zion 
God's  Works  and  Word 

The  Lord  My  Shepherd 
David's  Trust  in  God 
Confidence  in  God 
The  Joy  of  Forgiveness 
Sin,  Forgiveness  and  Peace 
David's  Confession  and  For- 
giveness 

David's  Joy  Over  Forgiveness 
Waiting  for  the  Lord 
The  Prayer  of  the  Penitent 

David's  Confession 
David's  Repentance 
Missionary  Lesson 

Messiah's  Reign  (Missionary) 
Missionary  Lesson 
Delight  in  God's  House 

Psalms  of  Deliverance 
A  Song  of  Praise 

Missionary  Lesson 
Joy  in  God's  House 
Psalms  of  Deliverance 
The  Captives  in  Babylon 
The  All- Seeing  God 


Proverbs  of   Solomon 
The  Proverbs  of  Solomon 
The  Call  of  Wisdom 
Wisdom's  Warning 


Job  42  :  i-  10 

Apr.  13,  1879 

Apr.  23,  1893 

Psalms  i  :  1-6 

Feb.  1  6,  1879 

« 

Apr.  3,  1892 

"   2  :  1-12 

Feb.  23,  1879 

«     (i 

Mar.  25,  1888 

"     " 

Apr.  10,  1892 

"   19  :  1-14 

Aug.  31,  1884 

"     " 

Apr.  17,  1892 

"   23  :  1-6 

Apr.  24,  1892 

23 

Nov.  15,  1903 

27  :  1-14 

Sept.  7,  1884 

"   32  :  i-n 

Mar.  9,  1879 

"     " 

Oct.  27,  1889 

«     « 

Aug.  1  6,  1896 

32. 

Oct.  25,  1903 

40  :  1-17 

Sept.  14,  1884 

"   51  :  1-13 

Mar.  2,  1879 

«     « 

May  i,  1892 

51  :  1-17 

Oct.  18,.  1903 

51  :  1-19 

Aug.  3,  1884 

67  :  1-7 

Dec.  30,  1888 

«     « 

Sept.  29,  1889 

72  :  1-19 

June  26,  1892 

"   72  :  1-20 

Mar.  30,  1890 

"   84  :  1-12 

Mar.  1  6,  1879 

«     « 

May  8,  1892 

"   85  and  126 

Oct.  29,  1899 

"   103  :  1-22 

Sept.  21,  1884 

«          4. 

May  15,  1892 

"   1  10  :  1-7 

Dec.  29,  1889 

122  :  1-7 

Oct.  i,  1899 

"   126  and  85 

Oct.  29,  1899 

137  :  1-9 

Oct.  6,  1872 

139  :  1-12 

Mar.  23,  1879 

Prov.  i  :  1-16 

Nov.  23,  1884 

"   i  :  1-19 

Oct.  25,  1896 

"   i  :  20-33 

Aug.  13,  1876 

«     « 

Apr.  30,  1893 

47 


Rewards  of  Obedience 
The  Value  of  Wisdom 

Temperance  Lesson 

Honest  Industry 
True  Wisdom 
Fruits  of  Wisdom 
Destructive  Vices  (Tem.) 
Wine  a  Mocker  (Tem.) 
The  Curse  of  Strong  Drink 
(Tem.) 

Timely  Admonitions  (Tem.) 
Cautions  Against  Intemperance 

(Tem.) 
Intemperance 
Drunkenness 
Temperance  Lesson 
Against  Intemperance 
The  Woes  of  the  Drunkard 

(Tem.) 

Woes  of  Intemperance   (Tem.) 
Temperance  Lesson 
The  Excellent  Woman 


Prov.  3  :  1-17 


Nov.  22,  1896 


3  :  i-iQ 

Aug.  20, 

1876 

3  :  11-24 

May  7, 

1893 

4  :  10-19 

Nov.  27, 

1898 

4  :  U-I9 

Sept.  27, 

1891 

6  :  6-22 

Aug.  27, 

1876 

8  :  1-17 

Nov.  30, 

1884 

12  :  1-15 

May  14, 

1893 

16  :  22-33 

Sept.  20, 

1896 

20  :  1-7 

Mar.  1  8, 

1894 

20  :  i;  23  :  20,  21,  29-35 

Nov.  22,  1903 
23  :  15-23          Mar.  19,  1893 


23  : 

T5-25 

Dec.  13, 

1896 

23  : 

29-35 

Sept.  3, 

1876 

" 

Dec.  7, 

1884 

23  : 

29-35 

Dec.  29, 

1889 

" 

May  21, 

1893 

- 

June  17, 

1894 

" 

Nov.  26, 

1899 

" 

Sept.  22, 

1901 

3i  : 

10-31 

Sept.  10, 

1876 

" 

May  28, 

1893 

Vanity  of  \Vordly  Pleasures          Eccles.  2  :  1-13 


Reverence  and  Fidelity 
The  Creator  Remembered 

A  Godly  Life 

The  Creator  Remembered 


Dec.  14,  1884 


5  :  1-12  June  4,  1893 

12  :  1-7,  13,  14 

June  1 1,  1893 
12  :  1-14  Sept.  17,  1876 

Dec.  21,  1884 


The  Sinful  Nation 
Isaiah's  Message  to  Judah 

Temperance  Lesson 


The  Woes  of  Intemperance 
(Tem.) 


Isaiah  i  :  1-18  Dec.  6,  1885 

"       i  :  2-9,  16-20 

Nov.  27,  1904 
"      5  :  8-30  Nov.  24,  1901 

(Print  1 1-17,  22,  23) 
"       5  :  11-23           Mar.  29,  1891 

"  "  Xi»v.  24,  1895 


48 


Isaiah  Called  to  Service 

Isaiah  6 

I-I3 

Oct. 

23, 

1898 

Christmas  Lesson 

9 

i-7 

Dec. 

22, 

1901 

The  Prince  of  Peace  (Christmas) 

" 

" 

Dec. 

18, 

1904 

"          "       "         "                " 

"      9 

2-7 

Dec. 

23, 

1894 

Christ's  Coming  Foretold 

(Christmas) 

" 

" 

Dec. 

24, 

1899 

The  Babe  and  the  King 

(Christmas) 

"       9 

6,7 

Dec. 

25, 

1881 

Missionary  Lesson 

"        1  1 

:  i-io 

Mar. 

29, 

1891 

The  Kingdom  of  Christ 

" 

" 

Jan 

•  3, 

1892 

Messiah's  Kingdom  Foretold 

" 

«« 

Oct. 

30, 

1898 

A  Song  of  Salvation 

"       26 

:  i-io 

Jan. 

10, 

1892 

Temperance  Lesson 

"       28 

:  1-7 

Nov. 

23, 

1902 

Overcome  with  Wine  (Tern.) 

"       28 

:  1-13 

Jan. 

17, 

1892 

Temperance  Lesson 

"       28 

:  1-18 

June 

28, 

1891 

Missionary  Lesson 

"       35 

:  i-io 

Mar 

3i, 

1889 

Hezekiah's  Prayer  and  Deliver- 

ance 

"       37 

:  14-21 

Jan. 

24, 

1892 

The  Blessings  of  the  Gospel 

(Missionary) 

"       40 

:  i-io 

Mar. 

27, 

1892 

The  Coming  Saviour 

"       42 

:  i-io 

Apr. 

27, 

1879 

The  Vanity  of  Graven  Images 

(Missionary) 

44 

:  9-20 

Mar. 

19, 

1893 

The  Suffering  Saviour 

"       53 

:  1-12 

May  4, 

1879 

"            "                 " 

" 

" 

Dec. 

13, 

1885 

"            "                 " 

M 

" 

Jan. 

3i, 

1892 

The  Saviour's  Call 

"       55 

:  i-i  i 

May 

1  1, 

1879 

The  Gracious  Invitation 

" 

" 

Dec. 

20, 

1885 

The  Gracious  Call 

"       55 

:  1-13 

Feb.  7, 

1892 

Missionary  Lesson 

"       55 

:8-i3 

June 

29, 

1890 

«                  « 

"       60 

:  1-12 

June 

28, 

1891 

"      61 

:  4-  1  1 

June 

24, 

1888 

Jeremiah  Predicting  the  Captivity 

Jer.  8  :  20-22;  9  : 

1-16 

Jan. 

10, 

1886 

The  New  Covenant 

"     3i 

27-37 

Feb. 

M, 

1892 

Jeremiah  in  Prison 

'      33 

1-9 

Apr. 

21, 

1878 

The  Rechabites 

"     35 

12-19 

Apr. 

28, 

1878 

The  Faithful  Rechabites 

«             ' 

Jan. 

17, 

1886 

Jehoiakim's  Wickedness 

"     36 

19-31 

Feb. 

21, 

1892 

Trying  to  Destroy  God's  Word 

'     36 

20-32 

Dec. 

I  I, 

1898 

Jeremiah  Persecuted 

"      37 

I  I-2I 

Feb. 

28, 

1892 

The  Downfall  of  Judah 

"      39 

I-IO 

Mar 

.  6, 

1892 

49 


The  Captivity  of  Judah 


Prophecy  Against  Tyre 
The  New  Heart 
Promise  of  a  New  Heart 
The  Valley  of  Dry  Bones 
Kzekiel's  Great  Vision 
The  River  of  Salvation 


Daniel's  Temperance  Society 
The  Captives  in  Babylon 
Temperance  Lesson 
Daniel's  Abstinence 
Daniel  in  Babylon 
Daniel  and   His  Companions 

(Tern.) 

Daniel  in  Babylon   (Tern.) 
The  Furious  King 
The  Interpreter 
.Nebuchadnezzar's  Dream 

The  Brave  Young  Men 
The  Fiery  Furnace 
The  Hebrews  in  the  Fiery  Fur- 
nace 

The  Fiery  Furnace 
The  Young  Men  in  the  Fire 
The  Fiery  Furnace 
The  Outcast  King 
Temperance  Lesson 
The  Handwriting  on  the  Wall 
Temperance  Lesson 
The  Handwriting  on  the  Wall 


The  Conspiracy 
Daniel  in  the  Den  of  Lions 
In  the  Den  of  Lions 
Daniel  in  the  Lions'  Den 
The  Den  of  Lions 
Messiah's  Kingdom 


Jer. 

52 

:  i-it 

May  5, 

1878 

Dec.  18, 

1898 

Kzek 

2 

6     7-U 

June  i, 

1879 

M 

3 

6     25-36 

Aug.  6, 

1899 

11 

3 

6     25-38 

Mar.  13, 

1892 

" 

3 

June  8, 

1879 

" 

'  3 

7     1-14 

Aug.  13, 

1899 

4 

7      1-12 

Aug.  20, 

1899 

Dan. 

I 

8-17 

Oct.  13, 

1872 

14 

" 

May  12, 

1878 

14 

14 

June  29, 

1890 

" 

I 

8-20 

Sept.  23, 

1894 

14 

I 

8-21 

Jan.  31, 

1886 

N 

- 

May  22, 

1892 

" 

" 

July  9, 

1899 

" 

2 

10-19 

Oct.  20, 

1872 

M 

2 

27-35 

Oct.  27, 

1872 

" 

2 

36-45 

May  19, 

1878 

" 

2 

36-49 

May  29, 

1892 

" 

3 

13-18 

Nov.  3, 

1872 

" 

3 

13-25 

June  5, 

1892 

- 

3 

14-28 

July  16, 

1899 

" 

3 

16-28 

Feb.  7, 

1886 

" 

3 

19-26 

Nov.  10, 

1872 

" 

3 

21-27 

May  26, 

1878 

" 

4 

26-33 

Nov.  17, 

1872 

" 

5 

1-6 

Sept.  28, 

1890 

" 

5 

1-12,  25-28 

Feb.  14, 

1886 

" 

5 

I-I3 

Mar.  20, 

1898 

" 

5 

17-31 

July  23, 

1899 

" 

5 

22-31 

Nov.  24, 

1872 

" 

" 

June  2, 

1878 

" 

6 

4-IO 

Dec.  i, 

1872 

M 

6 

10-23 

July  30, 

1899 

" 

6 

14-23 

Dec.  8, 

1872 

" 

" 

June  9, 

1878 

«4 

6 

16-28 

June  12, 

1892 

" 

7 

9-14 

June  16, 

1878 

50 


Prayer  and  Answer  Dan.  9  :  16-23  Dec.  15,  1872 

The  Wonderful  Deliverance  "       12  :  1-12  Dec.  22,  1872 


Sin  the  Cause  of  Sorrow  Hosea  10  :  1-15  May  17,  1891 

The  Promise  of  Revival  "        14:1-9  June  10,  1877 

Gracious  Invitations  July  2,  1899 


The  Holy  Spirit  Promised  Joel  2  :  28-32  May  25,  1879 


May  3,  1891 

June  3,  1877 

Sept.  18,  1904 

Sept.  n,  1898 

May  10,  1891 


Nov.  8,  1885 
Apr.  19,  1891 
May  20,  1877 
Nov.  15,  1885 
Apr.  26,  1891 


The  Saviour's  Kingdom  Micah  4:1-8  May  18,  1879 

With  Review  Lesson  Nahum  i  :  1-13  June  24,  1877 


Encouraging  the  People  Hag.  2:1-9  Jan.  15,  1893 

Encouraging  the  Builders  Sept.  10,  1899 


Joshua,  the  High  Priest  Zech.  3  :  i-io  Jan.  22,  1893 

The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  "     4  :  i-io  Jan.  29,  1893 

The  Need  of  God's  Spirit  "     4  :  1-14  June  15,  1879 

Power  Through  the  Spirit  "            "  Sept.  17,  1899 


Lessons  in  Giving  Mai.  i  :  6-n;  3  :  8-12 

Dec.  10,  1899 

51 


Israel  Often  Reproved 

Amos  4  ; 

:  4-13 

The  Lamentation  of  Amos 

"      5 

:  i-i5 

Israel  Reproved 

"      5 

:  4-i5 

Sinful  Indulgence  (Tern.) 

"      6 

:  1-8 

Israel's  Overthrow  Foretold 

"      8 

:  1-14 

The  Story  of  Jonah 

Jonah  i 

:  1-17 

Jonah  Sent  to  Nineveh 

" 

" 

Jonah  at  Nineveh 

"       3 

:  i-io 

Effect  of  Jonah's  Preaching 

11 

M 

Nineveh  Brought  to  Repentance 

" 

" 

Messiah's  Messenger  Mai.  3  :  1-6;  4  :  1-6  Mar.  21,  1886 

Messiah's  Kingdom  (Miss'y)  '     3  :  1-12  June  18,  1893 

Consecration  to  God  '     3:8-18  June  22,  1879 

Fruits  of  Right  and  Wrong  Doing    "     3  :  13-4  :  6          Dec.  17,  1899 


The  Child  Jesus  I 

The  Birth  of  Jesus  (Christmas) 

Christmas  Lesson 

The  Infant  Messiah 

The  Infant  Jesus 

Visit  of  the  Wise  Men 

The  Birth  of  Christ  (Christmas) 

The  Flight  Into  Egypt 


John  the  Baptist 

The  Preaching  of  John 

Jesus  Baptized  by  John 

Jesus  and  John 

The  Baptism  of  Jesus 

The  Baptism  and  Temptation  of 

Jesus 
The  Baptism  and  Temptation  of 

Jesus 
The  Temptation  of  Jesus 


Temptation  of  Jesus 

Jesus  Tempted 

Missionary  Lesson 

The  Ministry  of  Jesus 

Jesus  in  Galilee 

Beginning  of  the  Ministry  of 

Jesus 
The  Beatitudes 


True  Disciples 
The  Beatitudes 
The  Truly  Righteous 


2 

:  i-io 

July  6,  1873 

2 

:  i-i  i 

Dec.  24,  1893 

" 

Dec.  23,  1900 

2 

:  1-12 

Jan.  4,  1880 

" 

July  3,  1887 

" 

July  15,  1894 

2 

:  1-12 

Dec.  20,  1896 

" 

Dec.  20,  1903 

2 

:  J3-23 

July  13,  1873 

" 

Jan.  n,  1880 

" 

July  10,  1887 

" 

July  22,  1894 

3 

:  1-12 

July  17,  1887 

" 

Jan.  10,  1904 

3 

:  1-17 

Jan.  18,  1880 

3 

:  7-17 

Jan.  2,  1898 

3 

:  13-17 

July  20,  1873 

" 

July  24,  1887 

3 

:  13-4  :  ii 

Jan.  28,  1900 

« 

Jan.  17,  1904 

4 

:  i-n 

July  27,  1873 

" 

Jan.  25,  1880 

" 

July  31,  1887 

" 

Aug.  12,  1894 

" 

Jan.  9,  1898 

4 

:  12-16 

Sept.  25,  1887 

4 

:  17-25 

Aug.  3,  1873 

Aug.  7,  1887 

« 

Jan.  16,  1898 

4 

:  25-5  :  12 

Apr.  i,  1900 

5 

:  i  -i  2 

Aug.  10,  1873 

" 

Jan.  23,  1898 

5 

:  1-16 

Feb.  i,  1880 

" 

Aug.  14,  1887 

5 

:  17-26 

Feb.  8,  1880 

52 


Jesus  and  the  Law 

The  Tongue  and  the  Temper 

Giving  and  Praying 

Piety  Without  Display 

Teaching  to  Pray 

How  to  Pray 

Our  Father's  Care 

Trust  in  Our  Heavenly  Father 

Our  Father's  Care 

Golden  Precepts 

The  Saviour's  Golden  Rule 

Precepts  and  Promises 

Solemn  Warnings 

The  False  and  the  True 

The  Two  Foundations 

Hearers  and  Doers  of  the  Word 

The  Centurion's  Faith 

The  Tempest  Stilled 

The  Power  of  Christ 

Power  to  Forgive  Sins 

The  Call  of  Matthew 

Three  Miracles 

The  Harvest  and  the  Laborers 

The  Twelve  Sent  Forth 
The  Twelve  Called 
The  Twelve  Sent  Forth 

Confessing  Christ 
Jesus  and  John 
Christ's  Witness  to  John 
The  Invitation  of  Christ 
Judgment  and  Mercy 
Jesus  Warning  and  Inviting 
Warning  and  Invitation 
The  Gracious  Call 
Jesus  and  the  Sabbath 

Parable  of  the  Sower 

The  Preaching  of  John 
Parable  of  the  Sower 
Parable  of  the  Tares 


Matt. 


5  •'  17-26 

Aug.  21, 

1887 

5  :  33-48 

Feb.  15, 

1880 

6  :  1-13 

Feb.  22, 

1880 

6  :  1-15 

Aug.  28, 

1887 

6  :  5-i5 

Aug.  17, 

1873 

" 

Jan.  30, 

1898 

6  :  24-34 

Feb.  29, 

1880 

" 

Sept.  4, 

1887 

" 

Feb.  6, 

1898 

7  :  1-12 

Sept.  1  1, 

1887 

7  :  1-14 

Mar.  7, 

1880 

" 

Apr.  8, 

1900 

7  :  13-^9 

Sept.  18, 

1887 

7  :  15-29 

Mar.  14, 

1880 

7  :  21-29 

Aug.  24, 

1873 

" 

Feb.  28, 

1904 

8  :  5-13 

Oct.  2, 

1887 

8  :  18-27 

Oct.  9, 

1887 

8  :  18-34 

Apr.  4, 

1880 

9  :  1-8 

Aug.  31, 

1873 

" 

Oct.  1  6, 

1887 

9  :  9-17 

Feb.  13, 

1898 

9  :  18-31 

Oct.  23, 

1887 

9  :  35-38; 

10  :  1-8 

Oct.  30, 

1887 

9  :  35-io  : 

8   June  3, 

1900 

10 

I-I5 

Sept.  7, 

1873 

10 

2-15 

Feb.  20, 

1898 

10 

5-i6 

Dec.  1  6, 

1894 

10 

32-42 

Nov.  6, 

1887 

n 

i-i  i 

Sept.  14, 

1873 

1  1 

2-15 

Nov.  13, 

1887 

1  1 

20-30 

Apr.  n, 

1880 

' 

Nov.  20, 

1887 

' 

May  6, 

1900 

' 

Feb.  27, 

1898 

1  1 

25-30 

Sept.  21, 

1873 

12 

1-13 

Mar.  6, 

1898 

12 

1-14 

Nov.  27, 

1887 

13 

1-9 

Dec.  4, 

1887 

13 

1-8,1* 

?-23,May  20, 

1900 

13 

1-12 

Jan.  10, 

1904 

13 

18-23 

Oct.  5, 

1873 

13 

24-30 

Dec.  n, 

1887 

The  Wheat  and  the  Tares 


Parables  of  the  Kingdom 
Other  Parables 

Herod  and  John  the  Baptist 

John  the  Baptist  Beheaded 

Death  of  John  jthe  Baptist  (Tern.) 

The  Multitude  Fed 

Jesus  Feeds  the  Five  Thousand 

Walking  on  the  Sea 

Jesus  Walking  on  the  Sea 

Jesus  and  the  Afflicted 

The  Woman  of  Canaan 

The  Great  Confession 

Peter's  Confession  and  Christ's 

Rebuke 

Confession  and  Cross  Bearing 
Peter  Confessing  Christ 
The  Cross  Foretold 
Sufferings  of  Jesus  Foretold 
The  Transfiguration 


Jesus  and  the  Little  Ones 
Christ  and  the  Children 
Jesus  and  the  Children 
A  Lesson  on  Forgiveness 

The  Forgiving  Spirit 
Jesus  and  the  Young 

The  Rich  Young  Ruler 

Christ's  Last  Journey  to  Jerusalem 
Christ  Entering  Jerusalem 
The  Triumphal  Entry 


Hosanna  to  the  Son  of  David 


Matt.   13  :  24-30,  36-43 

Mar.  13,  1898 
"       13  :  24-30,  37-43 

Apr.  18,  1880 

13  :  24-33          May  27,  1900 
"       13  :  31-33,  44-52 

Dec.  1 8,  1887 

"   14  :  1-12      Jan.  i,  1888 
"        Mar.  20,  1898 
Mar.  13,  1904 

14  :  13-21     Jan.  8,  1888 

Mar.  20,  1904 

14  :  22-23     Oct.  12,  1873 
July  i,  1900 

14  :  22-36    Jan.  15,  1888 

15  :  21-31    Jan.  22,  1888 
"         Apr.  3,  1898 

16  :  13-23    Jan.  27,  1895 

16  :  13-26  July  22,  1900 

16  :  13-28  Apr.  25,  1880 

"  Jan.  29,  1888 

16  :  21-28  Oct.  19,  1873 

Apr.  10,  1898 

17  :  1-8      Oct.  26,  1873 
17  :  1-9      Apr.  17,  1898 

17  :  1-13      May  2,  1880 

Feb.  5,  1888 

18  :  1-14     Feb.  12,  1888 
"        Feb.  10,  1895 

Aug.  5,  1900 

18  :  21-35    Feb.  19,  1888 
"        Apr.  24,  1898 
"        Aug.  12,  1900 

19  :  13-22     Nov.  2,  1873 
19  :  13-26     May  9,  1880 

19  :  16-26    Feb.  26,  1888 
"         Dec.  2,  1900 

20  :  17-29     Mar.  4,  1888 

21  :  1-16     Mar.  n,  1888 
21  :  1-17     Jan.  13,  1901 

(Print  6-16) 

21  :  6-16      May  i,  1898 
21  :  8-16      Nov.  9,  1873 


The  Son  Rejected 
The  Marriage  Feast 


Christ  Silences  the  Pharisees 
Christ's  Last  Warning 
Christian  Watchfulness 
Watchfulness  (Tern.) 

The  Ten  Virgins 

Parable  of  the  Ten  Virgins 

The  Talents 

Parable  of  the  Talents   (Tern.) 

The  Judgment 

The  Day  of  Judgment 
Jesus  Anointed  at  Bethany 
The  Lord's  Supper 


The  Passover 

The  Lord's  Supper 

Jesus  in  Gethsemane 


Gethsemane 

Jesus  and  Caiaphas 

Jesus  Before  the  High  Priest 

Peter's  Denial 

Jesus  Before  the  Governor 

Jesus  Condemned 

Jesus  Crucified 

The  Crucifixion 

Jesus  Crucified 

The  Crucifixion 

The  Resurrection 

The   Resurrection  of  Christ 

(Raster) 
Christ  Risen 
Jesus  Risen 
Easter  Lesson 
After  the  Resurrection 


Matt. 


2i  :  33-46 

Mar.  1  8,  1888 

22  :  i-i4 

May  16,  1880 

" 

Apr.  i,  1888 

" 

May  8,  1898 

22  :  34-46 

Jan.  27,  1901 

23  :  27-39 

Apr.  8,  1888 

24  :  42-51 

Apr.  15,  1888 

" 

Apr.  21,  1895 

" 

May  15,  1898 

25  :  i-i3 

Apr.  22,  1888 

" 

Feb.  3,  1901 

25  :  M-30 

Apr.  29,  1888 

" 

Feb.  10,  1901 

(Print  19-30) 

25  :  31-46 

May  23,  1880 

" 

May  6,  1888 

" 

May  22,  1898 

26  :  6-16 

Jan.  6,  1901 

26  :  17-30 

May  13,  1888 

" 

May  29,  1898 

" 

Feb.  17,  1901 

(Print  20-30) 

26  :  20-30 

May  29,  1904 

26  :  26-30 

Nov.  1  6,  1873 

26  :  36-46 

Nov.  23,  1873 

" 

May  20,  1888 

" 

Feb.  24,  1901 

26  :  36-50 

May  30,  1880 

26  :  57-68 

Mar.  10,  1901 

26  :  59-68 

Nov.  30,  1873 

26  :  67-75 

May  27,  1888 

27  :  1  1-26 

Dec.  7,  1873 

" 

June  5,  1898 

27  :  33-50 

June  3,  1888 

27  :  35-50 

June  6,  1880 

" 

June  12,  1898 

27  :  45-54 

Dec.  14,  1873 

28  :  1-8 

Dec.  21,  1873 

28  :  i-io 

Apr.  2,  1893 

" 

June  19,  1904 

28  :  1-15 

June  10,  1888 

28  :  1-20 

Apr.  17,  1892 

28  :  8-20 

June  13,  1880 

55 


The  Risen  Lord 

The  Great  Commission 


Matt.  28  :  8-20 
"      28  :  16-20 


June  19, 1898 
June  17, 1888 
May  12,  1901 


The  Beginning  of  the  Gospel         Mark  i  :  i-n 


The  Mission  of  John  the  Baptist 

The  Baptism  of  Jesus 

The  Beginning  of  the  Gospel 

Jesus  in  Galilee 

The  Authority  of  Jesus 

A  Sabbath  in  the  Life  of  Jesus 

A  Sabbath  in  Capernaum 

Jesus  Healing  in  Capernaum 

A  Sabbath  in  Capernaum 

Power  to  Heal 

Healing  of  the  Leper 

The  Leper  Healed 

Forgiveness  and  Healing 

A  Paralytic   Healed 

Jesus  Forgives  Sins 
Power  to  Forgive 
The  Publican  Called 
Jesus  at  Matthew's  House 
The  Pharisees  Answered 

Jesus  and  the  Sabbath 
Jesus  Lord  of  the  Sabbath 

Christ  and  His  Disciples 
The  Twelve  Chosen 
Christ's  Foes  and  Friends 
Opposition  to  Christ 
Parable  of  the  Sower 
The  Parable  of  the  Sower 
The  Growth  of  the  Kingdom 
Power  Over  Nature 
Christ  Stilling  the  Tempest 
Jesus  Calms  the  Storm 
Power  Over  Demons 
Power  Over  Evil  Spirits 
The  Fierce  Demoniac 


July  5,  1874 


Jan.  6,  1889 
Aug.  5,  1894 

i  :  1-13  Jan.  i,  1882 

i  :  14-28  Jan.  8,  1882 

i  :  16-27  July  12,  1874 

i  :  21-34  Jan.  13,  1889 

"  Oct.  21,  1894 

Mar.  4,  1900 

i   :  21-34  Feb.  7,  1904 

i  :  29-45  Jan-  J5»  1§82 

i  •  35-45  Jan.  20,  1889 

1  :  38-45  July  19,  1874 

2  :  1-12  Jan.  27,  1889 

Oct.  28,  1894 
"  Mar.  1 1,  1900 

Feb.  14,  1904 

2  :  1-17  Jan.  22,  1882 

2  :  13-17  July  26,  1874 

2  :  13-22  Mar.  18,  1900 

2  :  18-28;  3  :  1-5 

Jan.  29,  1882 
2  :  23-38;  3  :  1-5 

Aug.  2,  1874 


3  :  6-19 

3  :  20-35 

3  :  22-35 

4  :  1-20 
4  :  10-20 
4  :  21-34 
4  :  35-41 


Nov.  4,  1894 

Feb.  5,  1882 

Nov.  1 1,  1894 

Feb.  12,  1882 

Nov.  25,  1894 

Feb.  19,  1882 

Feb.  3,  1889 

Feb.  26,  1882 

Aug.  9,  1874 

Mar.  5,  1882 

Mar.  6,  1904 

Aug.  16,  1874 

Mar.  12,  1882 

Feb.  10,  1889 


56 


Power  Over  Disease  and  Death  Mark  5  :  21-43  Mar.  19,  1882 

Power  Over  Death  "  5  :  22,  23,  35-43 

Aug.  30,  1874 

The  Daughter  of  Jairus  Raised  "  5  :  22-24,  35"43 

Apr.  15,  1900 

Power  Over  Disease  "  5  :  24-34  Aug.  23,  1874 

The  Timid  Woman's  Touch  "  5  :  25-34  Feb.  17,  1889 

The  Mission  of  the  Twelve  "  6:1-13  Apr.  2,  1882 

The  Great  Teacher  and  the  Twelve  "  "  Feb.  24,  1889 

Death  of  John  the  Baptist  "  6  :  14-29  Apr.  9,  1882 

"  "  ;"  "  "  (Tem.)  "  "  June  10,  1900 

John  the  Baptist  Beheaded  "  6  :  17-29  Jan.  6,  1895 

The  Martyrdom  of  the  Baptist  "  6  :  20-29  Sept.  6,  1874 

The  Five  Thousand  Fed  "  6-:  30-44  Apr.  16,  1882 

Feeding  the  Five  Thousand  "  Jan.  13,  1895 

The  Five  Thousand  Fed  "  6  :  34-44  Sept.  13,  1874 

Christ  Walking  on  the  Sea  "  6  :  45-56  Apr.  23,  1882 

The  Tradition  of  Men  "  7  :  1-23  Apr.  30,  1882 

The  Syrophenician  Mother  "  7:  124-30  Sept.  20,  1874 

The  Gentile  Woman's  Faith  July  i5»  1900 

Sufferers  Brought  to  Christ  "  7  :  24-37  May  7,  1882 

The  Journey  to  Tyre  and  Sidon  "  Apr.  3,  1904 

The  Deaf  Mute  "  7  :  31-37  Oct.  4,  1874 

The  Leaven  of  the  Pharisees  "  8:1-21  May  14,  1882 

Seeing  and  Confessing  Christ  "  8  :  22-33  May  21,  1882 

Jesus  the  Messiah  "  8  :  27-9  :  i  Mar.  3,  1889 

Peter  Confesses  the  Christ  Apr.  10,  1904 

Following  Christ  "  8  :  34-38;  9  :  i 

May  28,  1882 

Christ  Transfigured  "  9  :  2-10  Apr.  17,  1904 

The  Transfiguration  "  9  :  2-13  June  4,  1882 

The  Afflicted  Child  "  9  :  14-32  June  11,1882 

The  Evil  Spirit  Cast  Out  "  9  :  17-29  Oct.  n,  1874 

The  Mind  of  Christ  "  9  :  33-42  Oct.  18,  1874 

The  Child-Like  Spirit  "  "  Mar.  10,  1889 

The  Child-Like  Believer  "  9  :  33-50  June  18,  1882 

A  Lesson  on  Home  "  10  :  1-16  July  2,  1882 

Christ's  Love  to  the  Young  "  10  :  13-22  Mar.  17,  1889 

The  Rich  Young  Ruler  "  10  :  17-27  Mar.  10,  1895 

The  Rich  Young  Man  "  10  :  17-31  July  9,  1882 

Suffering  and  Service  "  10  :  32-45  July  16,  1882 

The  Ambition  of  James  and  John  "  10  :  35-45  May  22,  1904 

Blind  Bartimaeus  "  10  :  46-52  Oct.  25,  1874 

"  "  "  "  July  23,  1882 

57 


Blind  Bartimaeus 
Bartimaeus  Healed 
The  Triumphal  Entry 


The  Fig  Tree  Withered 


The  Fruitless  Tree 
Prayer  and  Forgiveness 
The  Wicked  Husbandmen 
The  Rejected  Son 
The  Wicked  Husbandmen 
Pharisees  and  Sadducees  Silenced 
The  Two  Commandments . 
The  Two  Great  Commandments 
Love  to  God  and  Men 
Hypocrisy  and  Piety 
Destruction  of  the  Temple  Fore- 
told 

Calamities  Foretold 
Watchfulness  Enjoined 
The  Command  to  Watch 
The  Anointing  at  Bethany 


The  Passover 

The  Lord's  Supper 


The  Agony  in  the  Garden 

The  Agony  in  Gethsemane 

The  Betrayal 

Jesus  Betrayed  and  Taken 

Jesus  Betrayed 

Jesus  Before  the  High  Priest 

Jesus  Before  the  Council 

The  Denial 

Jesus  Before  Pilate 

Christ's  Trial  Before  Pilate 
Jesus  Before  Pilate 
Jesus  Mocked  and  Crucified 
Jesys  Crucified 


Mark   10  :  46-52          Mar.  -'4,  1889 
"  "  Dec.  9,  1900 

"       ii   :  i- 1 1  July  30,  1882 

"  "  Apr.  7,  1889 

Apr.  7,  1895 
"       1 1   :  12-14,  19~24 

Nov.  i,  1874 
"       ii  :  12-23  Aug.  6,  1882 

11  :  24-33         Aug.  13,  1882 
"       12  :  1-12  Aug.  20,  1882 
"            "  Apr.  14,  1889 
"  Apr.  14,  1895 

12  :  13-27          Aug.  27,  1882 
12  :  28-34  Nov.  8,  1874 

Apr.  21,  1889 

12  :  28-44     Sept.  3,  1882 
12  :  38-44    Nov.  15,  1874 


13  :  1-13  Apr.  28,  1889 

13  :  1-20  Sept.  10,  1882 

13  :  21-37  Sept.  17,  1882 

13  :  24-37  May  5,  1889 

14  :  1-9  May  12,  1889 
14  :  i-n  Oct.  i,  1882 
14  :  3-9  Nov.  22,  1874 
14  :  12-21  Oct.  8,  1882 
14  :  12-26  May  19,  1889 

"  Apr.  28,  1895 

14  :  22-31  Oct.  15,  1882 

14  :  32-42  Oct.  22,  1882 

May  5,  1895 

14  :  42-50  Nov.  29,  1874 

14  :  43-54  Oct.  29,  1882 

May  26,  1889 

14  :  53-64  May  12,  1895 

14  :  55-65  June  2,  1889 

14  :  55-72  Nov.  5,  1882 

14  :  66-72  Dec.  6,  1874 

15  :  1-15  Nov.  12,  1882 
"  May  19,  1895 

15  :  1-15  June  5,  1904 

15  :  1-20  June  9,  1889 

15  :  16-26  .Nov.  19,  1882 

15  :  21-39  June  16,  1889 


58 


Jesus  on  the  Cross  Mark  15  :  22-37  May  26,  1895 

The  Crucifixion  "  15  :  22-39  Dec.  13,  1874 

Christ  Crucified  "  15  :  25-38  June  12,  1904 

His  Death  on  the  Cross  "  15  :  27-37  Nov.  26,  1882 

After  His  Death  "  15  :  38-47  Dec.  3,  1882 

His  Resurrection  "  16  :  1-8  Dec.  10,  1882 
The  Resurrection  of  Christ 

(Easter)  "           "  Mar.  25,  1894 

The  Resurrection  of  Jesus  "            "  June  2,  1895 

"       "  (Easter)      "  Apr.  10,  1898 

Jesus  Risen  "  16  :  1-13  June  23,  1889 

The  Risen  Lord  "  16  :  9-20  Dec.  20,  1874 

After  His  Resurrection  "            "  Dec.  17,  1882 

Missionary  Lesson  "  16  :  14-20  June  30,  1889 


Zacharias  and  Elisabeth  Luke  i  :  5-17  Jan.  2,  1881 
The  Forerunner  Announced  "  Jan.  5,  1890 
The  Forerunner  of  Christ  "  "  Jan.  5,  1896 
The  Song  of  Mary  "  i  :  46-55  Jan.  9,  1881 
"  "  "  "  "  Jan.  12,  1890 
The  Prophecy  of  Zacharias  "  i  :  67-79  Jan.  16,  1881 
The  Song  of  Zacharias  "  i  :  67-80  Jan.  19,  1890 
The  Birth  of  Jesus  "  2  :  1-16  July  i,  1894 
"  "  "  "  "  "  Jan.  7,  1900 
Birth  of  Christ  the  Lord  "  2  :  8-20  July  7,  1878 
The  Birth  of  Jesus  "  Jan.  23,  1881 
Joy  Over  the  Child  Jesus  "  "  Jan.  26,  1890 
The  Birth  of  Christ  (Christmas)  "  "  Dec.  25,  1892 
"  "  "  "  "  "  Dec.  22,  1895 
Christmas  Lesson  Dec.  21,  1902 
Simeon  and  the  Child  Jesus  "  2  :  25-35  Jan.  30,  1881 
Jesus  Brought  Into  the  Temple  "  Feb.  2,  1890 
Presentation  in  the  Temple  "  2  :  25-38  July  8,  1894 
The  Childhood  of  Jesus  "  2  :  40-52  July  14,  1878 
The  Boyhood  of  Jesus  Feb.  6,  1881 
Childhood  and  Youth  of  Jesus  "  Feb.  9,  1890 
The  Youth  of  Jesus  July  29,  1894 
The  Boy  Jesus  "  Jan.  12,  1896 
The  Boyhood  of  Jesus  Jan. 3,  1904 
The  Child  Jesus  Visits  Jerusalem  "  2  :  41-52  Jan.  14,  1900 
The  Preaching  of  John  the  Bap- 
tist (Temperance)  "  3  :  1-17  Jan-  2I«  19°° 

59 


The   Preaching  of  John  the  Bap- 
tist Luke  3 
The  Ministry  of  John 
Ministry  of  John  the  Baptist 
The  Ministry  of  John  the  Baptist 
The  Temptation  of  Jesus 
The  Preaching  of  Jesus 
The  Early  Ministry  of  Jesus 
Jesus  at  Nazareth 

Jesus  Rejected  at  Nazareth 

Jesus  at  Nazareth 
The  Great  Physician 
The  Draught  of  Fishes 


Jesus  Calls  Four  Disciples 

Christ  Healing  the  Sick 

Christ  Forgiving  Sin 

The  Power  of  Jesus 

The  Pharisees  Oppose  Jesus 

The  Sermon  on  the  Mount 

Christ's  Law  of  Love 

The  Sermon  on  the  Mount 

The  Centurion's  Faith 

The  Centurion's  Servant  Healed 

The  Great  Helper 

The  Widow  of  Nain 

Jesus  and  John  the  Baptist 
Witness  of  Jesus  to  John 
Christ's  Testimony  to  John 
The  Sinner's  Friend 
Forgiveness  and  Love 
Jesus  at  the  Pharisee's  House 
The  Friend  of  Sinners 
The  Parable  of  the  Sower 
Christ  Teaching  by  Parables 
The  Ruler's  Daughter 

Faith  Encouraged 

Preaching  the  Kingdom  (Miss'y) 

Feeding  the  Multitude 


7-18 

Feb.  13,  1  88  1 

7-22 

Feb.  1  6,  1890 

15-22 

July  21,  1878 

M 

Jan.  19,  1896 

I-I3 

Feb.  23,  1890 

14-21 

Feb.  20,  1  88  1 

14-22 

Jan.  26,  1896 

16-30 

July  28,  1878 

" 

Oct.  7,  1894 

" 

Feb.  25,  1900 

" 

Jan.  24,  1904 

:  16-32 

Mar.  2,  1890 

:  33-44 

Mar.  9,  1890 

:  i-i  i 

Aug.  4,  1878 

" 

Mar.  1  6,  1890 

" 

Oct.  14,  1894 

" 

Jan.  31,  1904 

12-26 

Feb.  27,  1  88  1 

17-26 

Mar.  23,  1890 

" 

Feb.  2,  1896 

i-i  i 

Feb.  21,  1904 

20-31 

Nov.  1  8,  1894 

27-38 

Apr.  6,  1890 

41-49 

Feb.  9,  1896 

I-IO 

Aug.  n,  1878 

" 

Apr.  22,  1900 

2-16 

Feb.  1  6,  1896 

11-17 

Aug.  18,  1878 

11-18 

Apr.  13,  1890 

18-28 

Apr.  29,  1900 

19-28 

Mar.  6,  1881 

24-35 

Dec.  2,  1894 

36-50 

Mar.  13,  1  88  1 

" 

Apr.  20,  1890 

" 

May  13,  1900 

40-50 

Aug.  25,  1878 

4-15 

Apr.  27,  1890 

" 

Dec.  9,  1894 

4i>  42, 

49-56 

May  4,  1890 

43-55 

Feb.  23,  1896 

1-6 

Mar.  27,  1  88  1 

10-17 

May  1  1,  1890 

60 


Jesus  the  Messiah  Luke  9  :  18-27 

The  Transfiguration  "     9  :  28-36 


Following  Jesus 

The  Mission  of  the  Seventy 

(Missionary) 
The  Seventy  Sent  Forth 

The  Mission  of  the  Seventy 

Return  of  the  Seventy 
The  Good  Samaritan 


True  Love  to  One's  Neighbor 
The  Good  Samaritan 

Teaching  to  Pray 

Teaching  About  Prayer 

Prayer  and  Promise 

Importunity  in  Prayer 

The  Pharisees  Reproved 

Covetousness 

The  Rich  Man's  Folly 

Warning  Against  Covetousness 

The  Rich  Fool 

Trust  in  Our  Heavenly  Father 

The  Duty  of  Watchfulness  (Tem.) 

Watchfulness  (Tem.) 

Faithful  and  Unfaithful  Servants 

(Tem.) 

Lawful  Work  on  the  Sabbath 
Warning  Against  Formalism 
Warning  Against  Sin 
Jesus  Dining  with  a  Pharisee 
The  Gospel  Feast 
The  Great  Supper 
Parable  of  the  Great  Supper 

Taking  Up  the  Cross 
Lost  and  Found 

The  Lost  Sheep  and  Lost  Coin 


9  :  51-62 


Mar.  i,  1896 
May  18,  1890 

Feb.  3,  1895 
July  29,  1900 

Apr.  3,  1881 


io  :  1-9  Mar.  24,  1895 

10  :  i-i  i,  17-20 

Sept.  2,  1900 

io  :  1-12  Apr.  24,  1904 

io  :  1-16  May  25,  1890 

io  :  17-24  Sept.  i,  1878 

io  :  25-37  Apr.  io,  1881 

"  June  i,  1890 

Feb.  17,  1895 

"  Mar.  8,  1896 

"  Sept.  9,  1900 

10  :  30-37     Sept.  8,  1878 

11  :  1-13      June  8,  1890 
"        Mar.  15,  1896 

May  i,  1904 
ii  :  5-13     Sept.  15,  1878 

11  •'  37-47     Apr.  17,  1881 

12  :  13-21     Apr.  24,  1881 
"        June  15,  1890 

12  :  13-23  Sept.  22,  1878 
"  Sept.  16,  1900 
12  :  22-34  June  22,  1890 
12  :  35-46  Sept.  23,  1900 
12  :  35-48  May  8,  1904 

12  :  37-48     Mar.  22,  1896 

13  :  10-17      July  6,  1890 

13  :  22-30      Oct.  6,  1878 

Apr.  5,  1896 

14  :  1-14       Oct.  7,  1900 

14  :  15-24     Oct.  13,  1878 
"        July  13,  1890 

Apr.  12,  1896 

Oct.  14,  1900 

M  :  25-35  July  20,  1890 

15  :  i-io  May  i,  1881 
"                     July  27,  1890 
"                     Oct.  21,  1900 


61 


The  Prodigal  Son 


The  Lost  Found  (Tern.) 
The  Prodigal  Son 

The  Unjust  Steward 

The  Rich  Man  and  Lazarus 


Faith 

The  Ten  Lepers 

The  Ten  Lepers  Cleansed 
Parables  on  Prayer 
Prevailing  Prayer 
Whom  the  Lord  Receives 
Lessons  on  Prayer 
Entering  the  Kingdom 
Zacchaeus  the  Publican 
Jesus  and  Zacchaeus  the  Publican 
Zacchaeus  the  Publican 

Parable  of  the  Pounds 


Jesus  Entering  Jerusalem 
Parable  of  the  Vineyard 
Jesus  Teaching  in  the  Temple 
Missionary  Lesson 
Judaism  Overthrown 
Destruction  of  Jerusalem  Fore- 
told 
The  Lord's  Supper 

The  Spirit  of  True  Service 

Warning  to  the  Disciples 

Jesus  in  Gethsemane 

Jesus  Accused 

Jesus  Before  Pilate  and  Herod 

Jesus  Condemned 


Luke  15 

:  11-24 

Oct.  20,  1878 

" 

" 

May  8,  1881 

"  J5 

:  11-24 

Aug.  3,  1890 

" 

" 

Apr.  19,  1896 

" 

" 

Oct.  28,  1900 

" 

M 

May  15,  1904 

"  16 

:  1-13 

Nov.  4,  1900 

"  16 

:  19-31 

Oct.  27,  1878 

" 

11 

May  15,  1881 

" 

" 

Aug.  10,  1890 

" 

Apr.  26,  1896 

" 

" 

Nov.  n,  1900 

"  *7 

:  5-i9 

May  3,  1896 

"   J7 

:  11-19 

Nov.  3,  1878 

" 

" 

Aug.  17,  1890 

" 

" 

Nov.  1  8,  1900 

"  18 

:  1-14 

May  22,  1881 

" 

Aug.  24,  1890 

"  18 

:  9-17 

Nov.  10,  1878 

M 

" 

May  10,  1896 

"  18 

:  15-30 

Aug.  31,  1890 

"  19 

:  i-io 

Nov.  17,  1878 

" 

" 

Sept.  7,  1890 

" 

" 

Mar.  17,  1895 

" 

" 

Dec.  1  6,  1900 

"  19 

:  11-27 

May  29,  1  88  1 

" 

" 

Sept.  14,  1890 

" 

" 

May  17,  1896 

" 

" 

Dec.  23,  1900 

"   19 

:  37-48 

Sept.  21,  1890 

"   20 

:  9-19 

Oct.  5,  1890 

" 

" 

May  24,  1896 

"   21 

:  1-4 

Sept.  28,  1890 

"   21 

:8-2i 

Nov.  24,  1878 

"   21 

:  20-36 

May  31,  1896 

"   22 

:  7-20 

Oct.  12,  1890 

"   22 

:  10-20 

Dec.  i,  1878 

"   22 

:  24-37 

Oct.  19,  1890 

" 

" 

June  7,  1896 

"   22 

:  39-53 

Oct.26,  1890 

"   22 

:  54-71 

Nov.  2,  1890 

"   23 

:  i-ia 

Nov.  9,  1890 

"   23 

:  13-25 

Nov.  16,  1890 

62 


Jesus  and  Pilate 

The  Cross 
The  Crucifixion 
Jesus  Crucified 

Jesus  Crucified  and  Buried 

Jesus  Risen 

The  Resurrection  of  Christ 

(Easter) 

The  Resurrection  of  Jesus 
The  Walk  to  Emmaus 


Luke  23  :  13-26 


Mar.  17,  1901 


Jesus  Made  Known 

The  Risen  Lord 

The  Saviour's  Last  Words 

The  Gospel  for  the  World 

(Missionary) 
Jesus'  Parting  Words 
The  Saviour's  Parting  Words 

(Missionary) 
Jesus  Ascends  Into  Heaven 


The  Word  Made  Flesh 
Christ  the  True  Light 
The  Word  Made  Flesh 

Christ's  First  Disciples 
Following  the  Lamb 
Christ's  First  Disciples 
The  First  Disciple  of  Jesus 
First  Disciples  of  Jesus 
The  First  Disciples 
Jesus  at  the  Marriage 
The  First  Miracle 
Christ's  first  Miracle 
First  Miracle  of  Jesus 


(Print  13-23) 

23  :  33-46  Dec.  8,  1878 

June  5,  1881 

June  14,  1896 

23  :  33-47  Nov.  23,  1890 

23  :  35-53  Mar.  24,  1901 
(Print  44-53) 

24  :  1-12  Nov.  30,  1890 

Apr.  5,  1896 

"  •  Apr.  7,  1901 

24  :  13-27  Dec.  7,  1890 

24  :  13-32  Dec.  15,  1878 

June  12,  1881 

"  June  9,  1895 

24  :  13-35  Apr.  21,  1901 

(Print  15-27) 

24  :  28-43  Dec.  14,  1890 

25  :  36-53  June  21,  1896 
24  :  44-53  Dec.  22,  1878 

"  June  26,  1881 

Dec.  21,  1890 

June  23,  1895 
May  19,  1901 
(Acts  i  :  i-ii) 
(Print  Acts  i  :  i-i  i) 


John  i  :  1-14 


:  29-42 
:  35-46 


:  35-49 
:  35-51 
:  i-i  i 


July  4,  1875 

Jan.  i,  1899 

Apr.  4,  1886 

July  5,  1891 

July  12,  1891 

July  n,  1875 

Jan.  8,  1899 

Feb.  4,  1900 

Aug.  19,  1894 

Apr.  n,  1886 

July  18,  1875 

Apr.  18,  1886 

July  19,  1891 

Aug.  26,  1894 


Christ's  First  Miracle                       John  2  :  1-11  Jan.  15,  1899 

Jesus  Cleansing  the  Temple             "  2  :  13-25  Sept.  2,  1894 

Jesus  and  NicodemUS                            "  3:1-16  Sept.  9,  1894 

Christ  and  NicodemUg                          "           "  Jan.  22,  1899 

11  3  :  i-i?  July  26,  1891 

Jesus  and  Nicodemus                        "  3  :  i«t8  Apr.  25,  1886 

"        "             "                                  "          "  Feb.  n,  1900 

The  New  Birth                                   "  3  :  7-17  July  25,  1875 

The  Water  of  Lift                            "  4:5-15  Aug.  i,  1875 

Christ  at  Jacob's  Well                           "            "  Jan.  29,  1899 

Jesus  at  the  Well                                   "  4  :  5-26  May  2,  1886 

Christ  at  Jacob's  Well                          "           "  Aug.  2,  1891 

Jesus  at  Jacob's  Wfell                          "           "  Feb.  18,  1900 

"  4  :  9-26  Sept.  16,  1894 

Sowing  and  Reaping                             "  4  :  27-42  May  9,  1886 

The  Nobleman's  Son                            "  4  :  43-54  May  16,  1886 

The  Nobleman's  Son  Healed             "           "  Feb.  5,  1899 

Jesus  at  Bethesda                                "  5  :  5-15  Aug.  8,  1875 

"      "          "                                        "  5  :  5-18  May  23,  1886 

Christ's  Divine  Authority                   "  5  :  17-27  Feb.  12,  1899 

Christ's  Authority                                  "  5  :  17-30  Aug.  9,  1891 

The  Five  Thousand  Fed                      "  6  :  1-14  Aug.  16,  1891 

Christ  Feeding  the  Five  Thousand     "  Feb.  19,  1899 

Jesus  Feeding  Five  Thousand           "  6:1-21  May  30,  1886 

The  Feeding  of  Five  Thousand          "  6  :  5-14  June  17,  1900 

Jesus  the  Bread  of  Life                       "  6  :  22-40  June  6,  1886 

"       "          "       "        "                         "            "  July  8,  1900 

Christ  the  Bread  of  Life               -      "  6  :  25-35  Jan.  20,  1895 

"  6  :  26-40  Aug.  23,  1891 

The  Bread  of  Life                                 "  6  :  47-58  Aug.  15,  1875 

Christ  at  the  Feast          •  "  7  •  M»  28-37       Feb.  26,  1899 

"     "         "                                   "  7  :  31-44  Aug.ao,  1891 

Jesus  the  Christ                                      "  7  :  37-52  June  13,  1886 

"  7  :  40-46  Aug.  22,  1875 

Christ  Freeing  From  Sin  (Tern.)      "  8  :  12,  31-36        Mar.  5,  1899 

Freedom  by  the  Truth                          "  8  :  28-36  Aug.29,  1875 

Jesus  and  Abraham  "  8  :  31-38,  44-59 

June  20,  1886 

The  True  Children  of  God                 "  8  :  31-47  Sept.  6,  1891 

The  Light  of  the  World                      "  9:1-11  Sept.  5,  1875 

Christ  and  the  Man  Born  Blind       "  Feb.  24,  1895 

Christ  Healing  the  Blind  Man           "  Mar.  12,  1899 

Christ  and  the  Blind  Man  "  9  :  i-i  i,  35-38,  Sept. -13,  1891 

Jesus  and  the  Blind  Man                    "  9  :  1-17  July  4.  1886 

64 


The  Man  Born  Blind  John 

The  Good  Shepherd 
Christ  the  Good  bhepherd 

Jesus  the  Good  Shepherd 

The  Death  of  Lazarus 
The  Resurrection  of  Lazarus 
Christ  Raising  Lazarus 
The  Raising  of  Lazarus 

"         (Easter)      " 

The  Resurrection  and  the  Life         " 
Christ  Rejected  (Review)  " 

The  Anointing  in  Bethany 
Jesus  .Honored 
Greeks  Seeking  Jesus 

Gentiles  Seeking  Jesus 

Christ  Foretelling  His  Death  " 

Jesus  Lifted  Up 

Washing  the  Disciples'   Feet 

Jesus  Teaching  Humility 

Washing  the  Disciples'  Feet 

Jesus  Teaching  Humility 

Warning  to  Judas  and  Peter 

Many  Mansions 

Christ  Comforting  His  Disciples       " 

Jesus  Comforting  His  Disciples          " 

Jesus  the  Way  and  the  Truth 

and  the  Life  " 

The  Comforter  Promised  " 

The  Vine  and  the  Branches  " 

Jesus  the  True  Vine  " 

Christ  the  True  Vine  " 

Friends  and  Foes  of  Jesus 

The  Work  of  the  Holy  Spirit  " 

The  Mission  of  the  Spirit 

The  Work  of  the  Spirit  " 

Christ's  Prayer  for  His  Disciples     " 

Jesus  Interceding 

Christ  Betrayed  " 

Jesus  Betrayed  " 


9  : 

1-17 

Aug.  19,  1900 

10 

i-n 

Sept.  12,  1875 

10 

1-16 

Sept.  20,  1891 

Mar.  19,  1899 

' 

Aug.  26,  1900 

10 

1-18 

July  n,  1886 

1  1 

1-16 

July  18,  1886 

1  1 

17-44 

July  25,  1886 

ii 

21-44 

Oct.  4,  1891 

1  1 

30-45 

Mar.  3,  1895 

ii 

32-45 

Apr.  2,  1899 

1  1 

34-44 

Sept.  19,  1875 

ii 

47-53 

Sept.  26,  1875 

12 

i-i  I 

Apr.  9,  1899 

12 

1-16 

Aug.  i,  1886 

12 

20-33 

Jan.  20,  1901 

(P 

rint  23- 

33) 

12 

20-36 

Aug.  8,  1886 

' 

Oct.  11,1891 

12 

23-33 

Oct.  3,  1875 

13 

1-9 

Oct.  10,  1875 

13 

1-17 

Aug.  15,  1886 

' 

Oct.  18,  1891 

1 

Apr.  1  6,  1899 

13 

21-38 

Aug.  22,  1886 

14 

i-7 

Oct.  17,  1875 

14 

i-3,  15 

-27,  Oct.  25,  1891 

14 

1-14 

Aug.  29,  1886 

« 

Apr.  23,  1899- 

14 

15-27 

Apr.  30,  1899 

15 

1-8 

Oct.  24,  1875 

IS 

i-n 

May  7,  1899- 

15 

1-16 

Sept.  5,  1886- 

1 

Nov.  i,  1891 

15 

11-19 

Oct.  31,  1875; 

16 

1-15 

Nov.  8,  1891 

16 

5-20 

Sept.  12,  1886 

16 

7-14 

Nov.  7,  1875 

17 

1-19 

Nov.  15,  1891 

17 

1-26 

Sept.  19,  1886- 

17 

15-21 

Nov.  14,  1875 

18 

1-13 

NOV.  22,  1891 

18 

1-14 

Oct.  3,  1886 

Christ  Betrayed  and  Arrested       John  18  :  1-14 


May  14,  1899 


Jesus  Betrayed 

Christ  Before  the  High  Priest 
Jesus  Before  Pilate 

Jesus  the  King 

Jesus  Delivered  to  be  Crucified 

Christ  Before  Pilate 

Jesus  Crucified 

Christ  Crucified 

Jesus  on  the  Cross 

Jesus  Risen 

Christ  Risen 

Easter  Lesson 

Jesus  and  Mary 

Jesus  Appears  to  Mary 

Easter  Lesson 

Christ  Risen 

Jesus  Appears  to  the  Apostles 

Thomas  Convinced 

Jesus  and  Thomas 

The   Risen   Christ   and   His 

Disciples 

Peter  and  the  Risen  Lord 
Peter  Restored 
Jesus  and  Peter 


"  Mar.  3,  1901 
(Print  i-n) 

18  :  15-27  May  21,  1899 

18  :  28-40  Oct.  10,  1886 

May  28,  1899 

18  :  33-38  Nov.  21,  1875 

19  :  1-16  Oct.  17,  1886 
"  Nov.  29,  1891 

19  :  17-30  Oct.  24,  1886 

Dec.  6,  1891 

"  June  4,  1899 

19  :  25-30  Nov.  28,  1875 

20  :  1-18  Oct.  31,  1886 
"  Dec.  13,  1891 

20  :  6-18  Mar.  30,  1902 

20  :  u-iS  Dec.  5,  1875 

"  Apr.  14,  1901 

"  Apr.  3,  1904 

20  :  11-20  June  11,1899 

20  :  19-29  Apr.  28,  1901 

20  :  19-31  Nov.  7,  1886 

20  :  24-31  Dec.  12,  1875 


21  :  1-14 
21  :  4-17 
21  :  4-19 
21  :  15-22 


Dec.  20,  1891 
June  16,  1895 
Nov.  14,  1886 
Dec.  19,  1875 
May  5,  1901 


Jesus  Ascends  Into  Heaven     Acts  i  :  i-n 


May  19,  1901 


The  Promise  of  Power 

The  Ascending  Lord 

The  Ascension  of  Christ 

The  Ascending  Lord 

Christ's  Ascension 

The  Day  of  Pentecost 

The  Holy  Spirit  Given 

The  Promise  of  Power  Fulfilled 

The  Day  of  Pentecost 

The  Descent  of  the  Spirit 

The  Holy  Spirit  Given 


(Luke  24  :  44-53) 


I-II 

1-12 
I-I4 
I-I  I 

1-12 
I-I3 

Jan.  5,  1902 
Apr.  2,  1876 
July  3,  1892 
Jan.  7,  1883 
Jan.  3,  1897 
Apr.  9,  1876 
May  26,  1901 
Jan.  12,  1902 
May  22,  1904 
July  10,  1892 
Jan.  10,  1897 

66 


The  Descending  Spirit  Acts  2 

Peter's  Defense 

The  Exalted  Saviour 

A  Multitude  Converted 

The  Early  Christian  Church 

The  Believing  People 

The  First  Christian  Church 

The  Early  Christian  Church 

The  Lame  Man  Healed 

The  Healing  Power 
The  Lame  Man  Healed 

The  Prince  of  Life 

The  Power  of  Jesus'  Name 

The  First  Persecution 

Xone  Other  Name 

The  Boldness  of  Peter  and  John 

Peter  and  John  Before  the 

Council 
Christian  Courage 

The  Apostles'  Confidence  in  God 
Christian  Fellowship 
True  and  False  Giving 
Lying  Unto  God 
Ananias  and  Sapphira 

The  Sin  of  Lying 

The  Apostles  in  Prison 

Persecution  Renewed 

The  Prison  Opened 

The  Apostles  Persecuted 

The  Apostles  Before  the  Council 

The  Second  Persecution 

The  iieven  Chosen 

The  Arrest  of  Stephen 
The  First  Christian  Martyr 

Stephen's  Defense 

Stephen's  Martyrdom 
The  Stoning  of  Stephen 


2  : 

1-16 

Jan.  14,  1883 

2  : 

12-28 

Apr.  16,  1876 

2  : 

32-41 

Jan.  7,  1872 

2  : 

32-47 

Jan.  17,  1897 

2  : 

37-47 

Apr.  23,  1876 

" 

Jan.  21,  1883 

" 

July  17,  1892 

2  : 

37-47 

Jan.  19,  1902 

3  : 

I-IO 

Jan.  26,  1902 

3  : 

i-n 

Apr.  30,  1876 

" 

Jan.  28,  1883 

3  : 

1-16 

July  24,  1892 

" 

Jan.  24,  1897 

3  : 

12-21 

Feb.  4,  1883 

3  : 

:  12-26 

May  7,  1876 

4  : 

:  1-12 

Feb.  2,  1902 

4  : 

:  1-14 

Feb.  ii,  1883 

" 

Jan.  31,  1897 

4  : 

:  1-18 

July  31,  1892 

4 

:  8-22 

May  14,  1876 

4 

:  18-31 

Feb.  18,  1883 

4 

:  19-31 

Aug.  7,  1892 

4  : 

:  23-37 

May  21,  1876 

4 

:  32-5  :  ii 

Feb.  7,  1897 

5 

:  i-i  i 

May  28,  1876 

" 

Feb.  25,  1883 

" 

Aug.  14,  1892 

" 

Feb.  9,  1902 

5 

:  12-26 

June  4,  1876 

5 

:  17-32 

Mar.  4.  1883 

" 

Feb.  14,  1897 

5 

:  25-41 

Aug.  21,  1892 

5 

:  27-42 

June  1  1,  1876 

5 

:  32-42 

Feb.  1  6,  1902 

6 

:  i-iS 

June  18,  1876 

" 

Mar.  n,  1883 

6 

:  7-i5 

Feb.  23,  1902 

6 

:8-i5;  7  : 

54-60 

Feb.  21,  1897 

7 

:  1-19 

Oct.  i,  1876 

7 

:  35-50 

Oct.  8,  1876 

7 

:  51^60 

Oct.  15,  1876 

7 

:  54-8  :  2 

Mar.  2,  1902 

67 


The  First  Christian  Martyr 


The  Disciples  Dispersed 
The  Disciples  Scattered 
Philip  Preaching  at  Samaria 

(Missionary) 
Simon  the  Sorcerer 

Philip  and  the  Ethiopian 


The  Ethiopian  Convert 
The  Ethiopian  Converted 
Saul  of  Tarsus  Converted 
Saul,  the  Persecutor,  Converted 
Saul's  Conversion 

Saul  of  Tarsus  Converted 
Saul's  Early  Ministry 
Saul  Preaching  Christ 
Dorcas  Restored  to  Life 
Peter  Working  Miracles 
Dorcas  Raised  to  Life 
Peter  Working  Miracles 
Peter,  ^Eneas  and  Dorcas 
Peter's  Vision 

Missionary  Lesson 

Peter  Preaching  to  the  Gentiles 

Conversion  of  Cornelius 

Peter  at  Caesarea 

Peter  and  Cornelius 

The  Gentiles  Received 

Gentiles  Received  Into  the  Church 

Gentiles  Converted  at  Antioch 

Spread  of  the  Gospel 

The  Spread  of  the  Gospel 

The  Gospel  Preached  at  Antioch 

The  Church  at  Antioch  in  Syria 

Peter  Delivered  From  Prison 

Peter's  Release 

Herod  and  Peter 

Peter  Delivered  From  Prison 


7 

:  54-6o;  8  : 

1-4 

Mar.  1  8,  1883 

<f      <( 

Aug.  28,  1892 

8 

1-17 

Feb.  28,  1897 

8 

3-i3 

Mar.  9,  1902 

Q) 

5-25 

Sept.  4,  1892 

8 

9-25 

Oct.  22,  1876 

8 

14-25 

Apr.  i,  1883 

8 

26-40 

Oct.  29,  1876 

" 

Apr.  8,  1883 

" 

Sept.  1  1,  1892 

" 

Mar.  7,  1897 

8 

29-39 

Mar.  1  6,  1902 

9 

I-I2 

Apr.  6,  1902 

g 

I-I2,  I7-2O 

,  Mar.  14,  1897 

9 

1-18 

Nov.  5,  1876 

" 

Apr.  15,  1883 

9 

I-2O 

Oct.  2,  1892 

9 

19-30 

Nov.  12,  1876 

9 

19-31 

Apr.  22,  1883 

9 

31-43 

Nov.  19,  1876 

9 

32-43 

Apr.  29,  1883 

" 

Oct.  9,  1892 

" 

Apr.  4,  1897 

" 

Apr.  13,  1902 

10 

:  1-20 

Nov.  26,  1876 

" 

Oct.  16,  1892 

10 

•'  25-35 

Sept.  27,  1891 

10 

:  30-44 

May  6,  1883 

" 

Apr.  u,  1897 

10 

:  30-48 

Oct.  23,  1892 

10 

:  34-44 

Apr.  20,  1902 

10 

:  34-48 

Dec.  3,  1876 

I  I 

:  4-i5 

Apr.  27,  1902 

I  J 

:  19-26 

Apr.  18,  1897 

1  1 

:  19-30 

Dec.  10,  1876 

" 

May  13,  1883 

" 

Oct.  30,  1892 

" 

May  4,  1902 

1  2 

:  1-9 

May  1  1,  1902 

12 

:  1-17 

Dec.  17,  1876 

" 

May  20,  1883 

" 

Nov.  6,  1892 

Peter  Delivered  From  Prison         / 
Paul  and  Barnabas  in  Cyprus 
The  Early  Christian  Missionaries 
Paul  in  Cyprus 

The  First  Christian  Missionary 
Paul  Begins  His  First  Mission- 
ary Journey 
At  Antioch 

Paul  Preaching  to  the  Jews 
Paul  at  Antioch 

Paul's  First  Missionary  Sermon 
Turning  of  the  Gentiles 
Paul  at  Antioch  in  Pisidia 
The  Apostles  Turning  to  the 

Gentiles 

At  Iconium  and  Lystra 
Paul  at  Lystra 

Work  Among  the  Gentiles^ 
Paul  Preaching  to  the  Gentiles 
End  of  First  Missionary  Journey 
The  Conference  at  Jerusalem 

The  Apostolic  Council 

The  Y'oke  Broken 

The  Council  at  Jerusalem 

Paul's  Second  Missionary  Journey 

Paul  bent  to  Macedonia 
Paul  Called  to  Europe 
First  Conversion  in  Europe 
Paul  Crosses  to  Europe 
The  Conversion  of  Lydia 
Paul  at  Philippi 
Paul  and  Silas  in  Prison 
Paul  and  the  Philippian  Jailer 
Paul  and  Silas  at  Philippi 
The  Conversion  of  the  Jailer 
Paul  at  Thessalonica  and  Beroea 

Thessalonians  and  Beroeans 
Paul  at  Athens 


12 

:  5-17 

Apr.  25,  1897 

13 

:  1-12 

May  27,  1883 

" 

May  18,  1902 

13 

:  1-13 

July  i,  1877 

13 

:  1-13 

Nov.  13,  1892 

« 

May  2,  1897 

13 

:  13-16,  43-52 

June  3,  1883 

13 

:  26-39 

May  9,  1897 

13 

:  26-41 

JulyS,  1877 

13 

:  26-43 

Nov.  20,  1892 

13 

:  42-52 

July  15,  1877 

13 

:  43-52 

May  25,  1902 

13 

:  44-14  :  7 

Nov.  27,  1892 

14 

:  1-18 

June  10,  1883 

14 

:  8-19 

June  i,  1902 

14 

:  8-20 

July  22,  1877 

14 

:  8-22 

Dec.  4,  1892 

14 

:  1  1-22 

May  1  6,  1897 

14 

:  19-28 

June  17,  1883 

15 

:  1-6,  22-29 

May  23,  1897 

15 

:  i-i  i 

Jan.  6,  1884 

15 

:  12-29 

Dec.  1  1,  1892 

15 

:  22-31 

July  29,  1877 

15 

:  22-33 

June  8,  1902 

15 

:  35-4i;  16 

:  i-io 

Feb.  3,  1884 

16 

:  1-15 

Aug.  5,  1877 

16 

:6-i5 

July  2,  1893 

" 

July  4,  1897 

" 

June  15,  1902 

16 

:  1  1-24 

Feb.  10,  1884 

16 

:  iQ-34 

July  9,  1893 

16 

:  22-34 

Aug.  12,  1877 

" 

July  n,  1897 

" 

Jan.  4,  1903 

16 

:  25-40 

Feb.  17,  1884 

17 

:  1-12 

July  18,  1897 

M 

Jan.  1  8,  1903 

17 

:  1-14 

Aug.  19,  1877 

" 

Feb.  24,  1884 

17 

:  22-31 

July  16,  1893 

Paul  at  Athens  Acts  17  :  22-3 

Paul  Preaching  at  Athens  ''  " 

Paul  at  Athens  "  " 

Paul  at  Corinth 

Paul's  Ministry  in  Corinth 

The  Church  at  Corinth  Founded 

Paul  at  Corinth 

Paul's  Third  Missionary  Journey 

Paul  and  Apollos 

Paul  at  Ephesus 


Aug.  _ 


Power  of  the  Word 

Paul  Opposed  at  Ephesus 

The  Uproar  at  Ephesus 

The  Riot  at  Ephesus 
Paul  at  Troas 
Paul  at  Miletus 


Paul's  Address  to  the  Ephesian 

Elders 

Paul's  Farewell 
Paul's  Farewell  to  Ephesus 
Paul  Going  to  Jerusalem 
Paul's  Last  Journey  to  Jerusalem 
Paul's  Journey  to  Jerusalem 
Paul  at  Caesarea 
Paul  at  Jerusalem 


Paul  Assailed 

Paul  Arrested 

Paul's  Defense 

Jesus  Appears  to  Paul 

Paul  and  the  Bigoted  Jews 

Paul  a  Prisoner  at  Jerusalem 

Paul  Before  the  Council 

The  Plot  Against  Paul 


Mar.  . 

July  25,  1897 
"          Feb.  i,  1903 
18  :  i-i i      Sept.  2,  1877 
"        J«b"  23,  1893 
"         Aug.  i,  1897 
"         Feb.  8,  1903 
18  :  1-17      Mar.  9,  1884 
1 8  :  23-28      Apr.  6,  1884 

18  :  24-19  :  6   Mar.  i,  1903 

19  :  1-12      Sept.  9,  1877 
"         July  30,  1893 

19  :  8-22  Apr.  13,  1884 
19  :  13-20  Mar.  8,  1903 
19  :  17-28  Sept.  16,  1877 
19  :  21-34  Aug.  29,  1897 
19  :  23-41 ;  20  :  i,  2 

May  1 8,  1884 

19  :  29-40     Mar.  15,  1903 

20  :  2-16       Jan.  4,  1885 
20  :  17-27     Jan.  n,  1885 
20  :  17-32     Sept.  23,  1877 
20  :  22-35      Aug.  6,  1893 

Sept.  19,  1897 

20  :  28-38     Tan.  18,  1885 

Apr.  5,  1903 

21  :  1-14  Jan.  25,  1885 
21  :  1-15  Oct.  3,  1897 
21  :  3-12  Apr.  26,  1903 
21  :  8-15  Oct.  7,  1877 
21  :  15-26  Feb.  i,  1885 
21  :  27-39  Oct.  14,  1877 

Aug.  13,  1803 
21  :  27-40      Feb.  8,  1885 

21  :  30-39      May  3,  1903 

22  :  i-2i      Feb.  15,  1885 
22  :  6-16      June  9,  1901 

22  :  17-30     Oct.  21,  1877 

Oct.  10,  1897 

23  :  i-n      Oct.  28,  1877 
"         Feb.  22,  1885 

23  :  12-22     May  10,  1903 


70 


Paul  Sent  to  Felix 

Acts  23  :  12-24 

Mar.  i,  1885 

Paul  Before  Felix 

'     24  :  10-16, 

24-26 

May  17,  1903 

<(                         K                        l< 

'     24  :  10-25 

Nov.  4,  1877 

(I                        «                        It 

«           " 

Aug.  20,  1893 

Paul  Before  the  Roman  Governor    "           " 

Oct.  17,  1897 

Paul  Before  Felix 

'     24  :  10-27 

Mar.  8,  1885 

Paul  Before  Agrippa 

"     26  :  1-18 

Mar.  15,  1885 

«           «              « 

"     26  :  6-20 

Nov.  n,  1877 

"           «              « 

"     26  :  19-29 

May  24,1903 

Paul  Vindicated 

"     26  :  19-32 

Mar.  22,  1885 

Paul  Before  Agrippa 

«           « 

Aug.  27,  1893 

Paul  Before  King  Agrippa 

«           (t 

Oct.  24,  1897 

Almost  Persuaded 

"     26  :  21-29 

Nov.  18,  1877 

Paul's  Voyage 

"     27  :  i,  2,  14-26     Apr.  5,  1885 

Paul's  Voyage  and  Shipwreck 

"     27  :  13-26 

Oct.  31,  1897 

Paul  in  the  Storm 

"     27  :  14-26 

Nov.  25,  1877 

Paul's  Shipwreck 

"     27  :  27-44 

Apr.  12,  1885 

Paul  Shipwrecked 

"     27  :  30-44 

Sept.  3,  1893 

The  Deliverance 

"     27  :  33-44 

Dec.  2,  1877 

Paul's  Voj'-age  and  Shipwreck 

«            « 

June  7,  1903 

Paul  in  Melita 

"     28  :  i-io 

Dec.  9,  1877 

Paul  Going  to  Rome 

"     28  :  1-15 

Apr.  19,  1885 

Paul  in  Melita  and  Rome 

"     28  :  1-16 

Nov.  7,  1897 

Paul  at  Rome 

"     28  :  16-24, 

30,  31 

June  14,  1903 

tt      «       « 

"     28  :  16-31 

Dec.  16,  1877 

(t      (i       K 

«           « 

Apr.  26,  1885 

Paul's  Ministry  in  Rome 

"     28  :  17-31 

Nov.  14,  1897 

Paul  at  Rome 

"     28  :  20-31 

Sept.  10,  1893 

The  Power  of  the  Gospel 

Rom.  i     8-17 

Oct.  i,  1893 

Redemption  in  Christ 

"     3     19-26 

Oct.  8,  1893 

Justification  by  Faith 

"     3     I9-3I 

June  8,  1884 

Peace  with  God 

"     5     i-io 

July  7,  1872 

«           (t        « 

«            « 

July  6,  1879 

Justification  by  Faith 

"     5     i-n 

Oct.  15,  1893 

The  Life-Giving  Spirit 

"     8     1-14 

May  31,  1903 

The  Contrast 

"     8     6-18 

July  14,  1872 

The  Security  of  Believers 

"     8     28-39 

July  13,  1879 

The  Blessedness  of  Believers 

((                        K 

June  15,  1884 

Faith  and  Confession 

"     10  :  4-13 

July  21,  1872 

A  Living  Sacrifice 

"     12  :  1-8 

July  28,  1872 

71 


Christian  Living 


Obedience  to  Law 
The  Law  of  Love  (Tern.) 
Love  Fulfilling  the  Law 
Temperance  Lesson 
Purity  of  Life  (Tern.) 
Temperance  Lesson 
Accountability  to  God 
Personal  Responsibility  (Tern.) 
Temperance  Lesson 
Personal    Responsibility    (Tern.) 
World's  Temperance  Sunday 
Help  One  Another 


Paul's  Preaching 

The  Cross 

Husbandmen  and  Builders 

The  Temple  of  God 

Abstinence  for  the  Sake  of 

Others 

Temperance  Lesson 
Abstinence  for  the  Sake  of 

Others   (Tern.) 
Abstinence  for  the  Sake  of 

Others  (Tern.) 
Temperance  Lesson 
Christian    Self-Control    (Tern.) 
Christian  Self-Restraint   (Tern.) 
The  Race  and  the  Prize  (Tem.) 
The  Lord's  Supper  Profaned 

(Tem.) 
Christian  Love 

The  Excellence  of  Christian  Love 

Charity  the  Greatest 

Christian  Love 

Laster  Lesson 

The  Resurrection 

The   Resurrection   (Easter) 


I  Cor. 


.  12 

:  i-i5 

Oct.  22, 

1893 

12 

:  9-21 

Aug.  4, 

1872 

14 

Sept.  12, 

1897 

13 

:  i-io 

June  22, 

1884 

13 

:  7-14 

Apr.  19, 

1903 

U 

:  8-14 

Aug.  1  1  , 

1872 

" 

Sept  25, 

1887 

" 

Mar.  24, 

1895 

M 

June  22, 

1902 

14 

:7-i3 

Aug.  1  8, 

1872 

14 

:  10-21 

June  20, 

1897 

U 

:  12-23 

Dec.  25, 

1892 

" 

Sept.  17, 

1893 

" 

Nov.  20, 

1904 

15 

:  i-7 

Aug.  25, 

1872 

'.  I 

:  17-31 

Apr.  20, 

1884 

I 

:  18-25 

Sept.  i, 

1872 

3 

:6-i5 

Sept.  8, 

1872 

3 

:  16-23 

Sept.  15, 

1872 

8 

:  1-13 

Apr.  27, 

1884 

" 

June  24, 

1888 

"        Oct.  29,  1893 

"         Aug.  1 5,  1897 

8  :  4-13     June  30,  1889 
"        Feb.  15,  1903 

9  :  19-27    Mar.  21,  1897 
9  :  22-27    Sept.  25,  1881 

ii  :  20-34   Sept.  25,  1892 

13  :  1-13     July  20,  1879 

May  4,  1884 

"  Aug.  22,1897 
13  :  1-15  Sept.  22,  1872 
13  Feb.  22,  1903 
15  :  3-14  Apr.  14,  1895 
15  :  12-26  Nov.  5,  1893 

"  Apr.  18,  1897 
15  :  20,  21,  50-58 

Apr.  12,  1903 


72 


Victory  Over  Death  I  Cor.   15  :  50-58         July  27,  1879 

"          "         "  "  "  May  n,  1884 


The  Ministry  of  Reconciliation  II  Cor.  5  :  14-21  Aug.  3,  1879 

The  Grace  of  Liberality  "       8  :  1-12  Nov.  12,  1893 
Gentiles  Giving  for  Jewish 

Christians  "        9:1-11  Sept.  5,  1897 

Liberal  Giving  "       9:1-15  May  25,  1884 

The  Power  of  Christ  "        12  :  i-io  Jan.  21,  1872 

Christian  Liberty  Gal.  4  :  1-16  June  i,  1884 

Temperance  Lesson  "     5  :  16-26  Mar.  25,  1888 

The  Fruit  of  the  Spirit  "     5  :  22-26;  6  :  1-9 

Aug.  10,  1879 

Temperance  Lesson  "     6  :  i-io  Mar.  30,  1890 

Paul's  Message  to  the  Ephesians  Eph.  2  :  i-io  Mar.  22,  1903 

Imitation  of  Christ  "     4  :  20-32  Nov.  19,  1893 

Temperance  Lesson  "     5  :  11-21  Mar.  23,  1902 

"                 "  "     5  :  15-21  Mar.  31,  1889 

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76  Parable  of  the  Sower. 

SECTION  XVII. 

Parable  of  the  Sower. — Luke  viii.  4 — 15. 

See  also  Matt.  xiii.  1—23,  and  Mark  iv.  1—25. 

NARRATIVE. 

Jesus  and  his  disciples,  soon  after  the  -circumstance 
which  took  place  at  the  pool  of  Bethesda,  passing  through 
the  corn  fields  on  the  Sabbath  day,  and  being  hungry, 
plucked  the  ears  of  corn,  by  which  they  gave  offence  to 
some  of  the  Pharisees,  (Matt.  xii.  1—8.  Mark  ii.  23—28. 
Luke  vi.  1 — 5.)  A  few  days  afterwards,  he  cured  the 
man  with  a  withered  hand ;  and  because  of  the  opposition 
and  persecution  of  the  Jews  on  that  account,  he  withdrew 
himself  from  them,  (Matt.  xii.  9—21.  Mark  iii.  1—12. 
Luke  vi.  6 — 11.)  After  having  his  miracles  again  ascrib- 
ed to  Belzebub,  which  he  refuted,  he  was  visited  by  his 
mother  and  brethren,  who  were  become  exceedingly 
anxious  for  his  welfare,  but  they  could  not  come  in  for  the 
crowd,  (Matt.  xii.  22—50.  Mark  iii.  22—35.)  Jesus  then 
came  out  of  the  house,  which  could  not  contain  the  multi- 
tude, and  went  to  the  sea  side,  where  he  delivered  the 
parable  of  the  Sower,  and  afterwards  interpreted  it. 

EXERCISE. 

Ver.  4.  Who  were  gathered  together?  From  whence 
did  they  come  ?  To  whom  did  they  come  ?  How  did 
Jesus  speak  to  them  ? — 5.  Who  went  out  to  sow  ?  What 
did  he  sow  ?  Where  did  the  first  portion  of  seed  fall  ? 
What  became  of  it  ?  By  what  was  it  devoured  ? — 6.  Where 
did  the  second  portion  of  seed  fall  ?  What  became  of  it.  ? 
When  did  it  wither  ?  What  made  it  wither  ?— 7.  Where 
did  the  third  portion  of  seed  fall  ?  What  sprang  up  ? 
With  what  did  the  thorns  spring  up  ?  What  was  choked  ? 
By  what  was  the  seed  choked  ? — 8.  Where  did  the  fourth 
portion  of  seed  fall  ?  What,  became  of  it  ?  How  much 
fruit  did  it  produce?  Who  cried?  When  did  he  cry? 
Who  were  to  hear  ? — 9.  Who  asked  for  an  explanation  ? 
Of  what  did  they  ask  an  explanation  ? — 10.  What  myste- 
ries were  given  them  to  know?  How  were  others  in- 
structed? Why  were  they  so  instructed? — 11.  Who  ex- 
plained the  parable  ?  What  is  meant  by  the  seed  in  the  par- 


Parable  of  the  Sower.  77 

able  ? — 12.  What  is  meant  by  the  way-side  ?  Who  cometh  ? 
What  does  he  take  away  ?  From  whence  does  he  take  it 
away  ?  Why  does  he  take  the  word  from  their  hearts  ? 
What  would  happen  were  they  to  believe  ?; — 13.  What  is 
said  of  the  rock,  or  stony-ground  hearers  ?  When  do  they  re- 
ceive the  word  ?  How  do  they  receive  the  word  ?  What  is 
that  which  they  have  not  ?  What  do  they  do  for  a  while  ? 
When  do  they  fall  away  ? — 14.  When  is  it  said  the  thorny, 
ground  hearers  go  forth  ?  What  becomes  of  them  when 
they  go  forth  ?  With  what  are  they  choked  ?  What  do  they 
not  bring  to  perfection  ? — 15.  What  kind  of  heart  have  the 
good-ground  hearers  ?  What  do  they  do  when  they  hear 
the  word  ?  How  do  they  bring  forth  fruit  ? 

EXPLANATIONS. 

Ver  4.  Parable,  A  continued  comparison  of  one  thing 
to  another.  A  picture  of  spiritual  things,  by  means  of 
sensible  and  external  objects. 

5.  A  Sower,  A  person  who  scatters  seed  in  a  field,  or 
garden  for  the  purpose  of  its  growing  up  and  producing 
fruit.    Way-side,  Side  of  the  road.    Trodden,  Trampled 
upon  with  the  feet.    Fovds,  Birds. 

6.  Lacked  moisture,  Wanted  water ;  was  dry  at  the  root. 

7.  Choked  it,  Kept  it  from    the   sun   and  air,  so  that 
it  could  not  thrive,  or  bring  fruit  to  perfection. 

8.  Hundred-fold,  A  hundred  times  as  much  as  the  quan- 
tity at  first  sown. 

10.  Mysteries,  things  not  easily  understood. 

13.  Time  of  temptation,  Times  of  trial,  persecution,  or 
enticements  to  sin  and  apostacy. 

14.  Perfection^  To  a  complete  state. 
Patience,  With  calm  submission  and  constancy. 

EXPLANATION  OF  THE  SYMBOLS. 

Seed,  The  word  of  God,  or  the  truths  of  the  gospel 
which  ought  to  be  kept  pure,  and  liberally  sown  in  every 
part  of  the  field  of  this  world. 

Sowers,  Ministers,  teachers,  parents,  and  all  who  com- 
municate  the  truths  of  the  gospel  to  others.  The  hearers 
are  represented  as  ground  of  different  kinds,  receiving 
this  seed  according  to  the  state  of  their  hearts,  and  cir- 
cumstances in  life. 

Way-side  hearers^  (1.)  Those  who,  by  inattention,  wan- 


78  Parable  of  the  Sower. 

dering  thoughts,  or  drowsiness,  are  prevented  from  hear- 
ing  or  understanding  the  word  when  it  is  delivered  or  read. 
(2.)  Those  who  are  so  allured  by  the  deceitfulness  of  sin, 
that  they  will  not  allow  the  truths  of  the  gospel  to  have 
any  impression  on  their  hearts,  (3.)  Those  whose  violent 
prejudices,  wicked  lives,  and  unruly  lusts  and  passions, 
induce  them  to  contemn  and  trample  upon  the  truths  of 
the  gospel. 

Stony-ground  hearers,  Those  whose  imaginations  are 
easily  excited,  and  who  are  induced,  without  due  consider- 
ation,  to  receive  the  word  with  joy,  and  for  a  while  to 
make  a  promising  profession ;  but  not  having  their  reli- 
gion placed  on  a  proper  foundation,  give  it  up  whenever 
they  are  called  to  suffer  persecution,  or  when  any  sum. 
ciently  powerful  temptation  occurs. 

Thorny-ground  hearers,  They  who  make,  and  continue 
to  maintain  an  outward  profession  of  religion ;  but  who 
permit  themselves  to  be  so  absorbed  by  the  business  or 
the  pleasures  of  life,  that  religion  is  neglected,  becomes  a 
mere  name,  and  brings  forth  no  fruit  to  perfection. 

Good-ground  hearers,  Those  who,  having  their  aftfcc- 
tions  set  more  on  the  things  of  God,  than  the  things  of  the 
world,  having  their  hearts  renewed  by  the  operation  of  the 
Spirit  of  God,  receive  and  nourish  the  seed  of  the  word ; 
which  brings  forth  fruit  in  their  lives,  to  the  praise  and 
glory  of  God. 

LESSONS. 

From  this  Section  we  learn, 
That  we  should  embrace  every  opportunity  of  having  our 

knowledge  increased,  and  the  things  of  God  made  plain 

to  our  understanding,  ver.  9. 
That  the  desire  for  wisdom  is  the  way  to  get  wisdom.. 

They  who  apply  to  Christ  for  knowledge  shall  not.be 

disappointed ;  while  others  who  'are  careless,  shall  hear 

without  understanding,  ver.  10. 
That  a  mere  attendance  on  the  preaching  of  the  word,  or 

the  means  of  grace,  is  no  sure  sign  of  true  religion, 

ver.  12. 
That  wandering  thoughts  and  inattention  in  hearing  the 

word,  fcre  invitations  to  Satan  to  render  it  useless, 

ver.  12. 
That  there  may  be  many  fair  appearances  and  even  zeal- 


Parable  of  the  Tares.  79 

cue  affections  in  the  profession  of  religion,  without  true 
and  saving  faith,  ver.  13. 

That  they  who  trust  in  their  own  strength,  lean  on  a 
broken  reed.  Temptation  or  persecution  will  dissipate 
all  those  resolutions  which  have  not  their  foundation  on 
the  grace  of  Christ,  and  a  sense  of  human  weakness, 
ver.  13. 

That  indulgence  in  worldly  pleasures  is  dangerous  to  true 
religion.  Sensual  gratification  destroys  the  relish  for 
holiness  and  heaven,  and  prevents  the  growth  of  hu- 
mility and  self-restraint,  ver.  14. 

That  a  medium  station  in  society  is  that  most  favourable 
to  the  prosperity  of  true  godliness.  Affluence  and  want, 
— riches  and  care, — each  in  its  own  way  choke  the 
word,  and  render  it  unfruitful,  ver.  14. 

That  legal  observances,  and  rapturous  emotions,  though 
beautiful  in  the  sight  of  men,  will  not  be  accepted  of 
God,  unless  they  bring  their  fruit  to  perfection,  ver.  14. 

That  they  who  would  receive  the  word  effectually,  and 
bring  forth  fruit,  must  have  their  hearts  prepared,  and 
made  good  and  honest  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  ver.  15. 

That  an  essential  ingredient  in  true  faith,  is  a  patient  con- 
tinuance in  well  doing.  They  must  not  only  ripen  into 
fruit,  but  they  must  continue  to  bring  forth  fruit  with 
patience,  ver.  15. 


SECTION  XIX, 

Parable  of  the  Tares.— Matt  xiil  24—50. 
NARRATIVE. 

Our  Lord  continuing  to  teach  the  multitudes  at  the  sea- 
side,  after  delivering  the  parable  of  the  Sower,  as  in  last 
section,  uttered  also,  among  others,  the  parable  of  the  Tares 
of  the  field,  which  he  sometime  afterwards  explained  to 
them,  Matt.  xiii.  36 — 44. 

EXERCISE. 

Ver.  24.  What  did  our  Lord  put  forth  ?  What  was 
this  parable  intended  to  illustrate?  To  what  does  he 
compare  the  kingdom  of  heaven?  What  did  the  man 


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